{"id":4486,"date":"2024-11-19T00:30:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T00:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/pique-it-is-true-juventus-wanted-me-but-my-dream-was-barcelona-in-2007\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T00:30:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T00:30:17","slug":"pique-it-is-true-juventus-wanted-me-but-my-dream-was-barcelona-in-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/pique-it-is-true-juventus-wanted-me-but-my-dream-was-barcelona-in-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Pique: ‘It is true, Juventus wanted me, but my dream was Barcelona’ in 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Barcelona player Gerard Pique attends the press conference of Spanish soccer player Andres Iniesta held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 08 October 2024. The 40-year-old Iniesta announced his retirement from professional soccer on 08 October. EPA-EFE\/Alejandro Garcia<\/p>\n

Gerard Pique confirms he had been approached by Juventus while at Manchester United and was tempted, but \u2018my dream was to play for Barcelona.\u2019<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old was in Italy for an event on the presentation of the Kings League and spoke to Sky Sport Italia reporters.<\/p>\n

They asked him about his career path, which began and ended with the Blaugrana upon his retirement in January 2023.<\/p>\n

Although he never played in Italy, the defender had come very close at one stage in his career.<\/p>\n

Pique on Juventus close call<\/h2>\n
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epa10917705 President of the King\u2019s League, Gerard Pique offers a presser at La Rosaleda stadium in Malaga, Spain, 13 October 2023, on the eve of the Kings & Queens Cup Finals. EPA-EFE\/Carlos Diaz Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cYes, Juventus were interested in me in 2007,\u201d confessed Pique.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey arrived at the same moment as Barcelona, but it was my dream to play for Barca. Juve were a very big club at the time, but Barcelona were my whole life. I just wanted to go to Barca.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pique started his career in their youth academy and moved to Manchester United in 2004.<\/p>\n

There was a loan spell with Real Zaragoza in 2006-07, before a transfer to Barcelona finally came true in the summer of 2008.<\/p>\n