On one side is Bayern s kind invitation, on the other side is Barcelona s frivolousness, why did Deco s transfer turn a big reversal?

In the summer of 2004, Deco was the hottest midfielder in Europe. Holding the Champions League championship and having superb skills, where will his next stop in his career be?

Are you following your mentor Mourinho and heading to Stamford Bridge? Or join the rebuilding Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich? At that time, almost all scripts pointed to the latter. However, the history of football always takes the most magical turning point in the most unexpected corner.

A super agent and a CD with weird content completely changed the fate of Deco, Barcelona and Bayern.

I have regarded myself as a Bayern player

After rejecting Mourinho's invitation to Chelsea with him, Deco's future seems to be closely tied to Bayern.

The Bundesliga giants at that time were determined to spend a lot of money to rebuild the lineup after a failed season. In the blueprint of football emperor Beckenbauer, Lucio, Flins and other strong players have been in place one after another, and Deco is the last puzzle that can make the Dream Team perfectly merge.

The German media at that time even began to draw tactical maps with Deko in the new season. Deco himself almost agreed to this transfer. He later recalled: "When my agent talked about Bayern, I was very satisfied. They made the perfect plan for me... At that moment, I had already regarded myself as a Bayern player."

Mendes's stroke of the world was right when everyone thought Deco would put on the Bayern jersey, Barcelona seemed to fall from the sky.

Deco's agent Jorge Mendes, attracted by the charm of Camp Nou, was determined to operate the transfer. But he faced a huge obstacle: then-Barcelona president Laporta very much disliked Mendes and had no interest in signing Deco.

Seeing that time was tight, Mendes did not go to lobby for a long time. He made a move that was a masterpiece: he handed Laporta a CD.

There are no highlights and no data in this CD. The sound played was the cheering of Porto fans like a tsunami: "Deco, you are the best player in the world!"

Laporta later told the media with a lot of laughter and cry: "Mendes is too persistent, I had to listen to those seemingly stupid voices over and over again, but as I listened... I suddenly believed that Deco was the best star in the world. A few days later, we sat on the negotiating table."

The peak and regrets of Camp Nou

, with a CD, Deco dramatically joined Barcelona with a net worth of 21 million euros. We all know the story afterwards. He became the backbone of the Dream 2 team, and together with Ronaldo, Etoo and others, he won his second Champions League trophy and reached the absolute peak of his career.

Until 2008, Guardiola took office. Due to lifestyle issues, Guardiola cleaned Deco and Ronaldo together. Since then, Deco has been to Chelsea and other teams. Although there have been occasional flashes, he has never been able to reproduce his glory in conquering the world at Camp Nou.

Fate is so wonderful.

If there were no Mendes' visit and that CD, what would Deco's career trajectory be like? Will he achieve the same at Bayern? Will Barcelona's Dream II's glory be lost?

We have no way to know. The charm of football lies in these legendary stories full of chance and if.