Firmino: I turned down Real Madrid’s invitation twice because I was not their first choice

6686 Sports News on November 6 In an interview with Brazil's TNT Sports, Firmino revealed that Real Madrid had offered him an olive branch twice in the summer of 2023 and 2025, but both times he ultimately rejected the Bernabeu's invitation because he was not Real Madrid's first choice.

"Real Madrid is of course interested in me," he said in an interview. "To be honest, there was indeed an invitation."

"My agency informed me of this. Yes, there was another contact recently, but with The situation was different when I received an invitation from the Saudi team. Real Madrid was sincerely interested, but there were many factors at that time. "

"I was not their first choice, not even the second choice, so I had to wait for a long time. It’s not that I was impatient, but I had to wait, you know?”

“Then the offer from Jeddah came and I had to pray and think carefully about whether it was the right choice. So it was decided that I went to Saudi Arabia and I felt that it was destined to be there.”

“Real Madrid is a big club. It would be a great honor and a privilege.”