A new book claims Johan Neeskens was shipped out in
1979 after he refused to help out when then-president
Jose Luis Nunes was struggling with an upset stomach
EXTRA TIME
Barcelona sold Johan Neeskens in 1979 because the star
midfielder refused to pass toilet paper to then club
president Jose Luis Nunes when in dire need, a new book
claims.
Barca Inedit, from historian Manuel Thomas and journalist
Frederic Porta, recalls when Neeksens was a star turn for
Barca and Netherlands, having been named La Liga's
Foreign Player of the Year three years previously.
Unfortunately one decision ended his Spanish dream when
Nunes reportedly found himself in a bit of a bind at Estadio
Jose Rico Perez in Alicante.
With an upset stomach confining Nunes to a toilet stall
and no toilet paper to be found, Neeksens is said to have
ignored the cries for help and soon found himself shipped
off to New York Cosmos.
The book details that fans were not best pleased at the
surprise transfer, with Allan Simonsen signed as his
replacement.
Neeskens returned to Barcelona as a coach in 2006 to
work under Frank Rijkaard but was sacked, along with the
manager, after failing to impress yet another president,
this time Joan Laporta.
So, let that be a lesson to the likes of Neymar and Luis
Suarez. Extra Time assumes Lionel Messi could get away
with not being on toilet paper duty.
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