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Alfredo Di Stefano& #39;s controversial transfer to Real Madrid. Was he initially supposed to sign for Barcelona?

Did Spanish dictator, General Franco, intervene and force the Argentine to sign for his & #39;regime club& #39;, Real Madrid?
First, I will explain how great of a player Di Stefano is (with stats), and his impact on Real Madrid.

Then, I will explain how Barcelona signed him FIRST, but he somehow ended up in Real Madrid.
Real Madrid were horrible in the league, having won LaLiga only TWICE in 24 YEARS. (1929 - 1953)

Then they signed Di Stefano in 1953, and everything changed...
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2x Balon d& #39;Or (1x Super Balon Dor https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😱" title="Vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht">
5x Pichichi (LaLiga Top Scorer) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😱" title="Vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht">
2x European Cup Top Scorer

5x European Cup (UCL) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😱" title="Vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht">
8x LaLiga https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😱" title="Vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht">
1x Spanish Supercup
1x Intercontinental Cup (Club World Cup)
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If he had gone to FC Barcelona, history would be VERY different.

That is why for the last 70 years the people of Barcelona have complained about his transfer. They feel as if they have been ROBBED of becoming the GREATEST club in history! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤬" title="Gesicht mit Symbolen über dem Mund" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Symbolen über dem Mund">
Let& #39;s start to EXPOSE the TRUTH. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">

There were 4 clubs involved in the transfer:

1. River Plate     https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien">
2. Millionarios   https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇴" title="Flagge von Kolumbien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Kolumbien">
3. Barcelona      https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇸" title="Flagge von Spanien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Spanien">
4. Real Madrid   https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇸" title="Flagge von Spanien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Spanien">
Let& #39;s start to EXPOSE the TRUTH. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=There were 4 clubs involved in the transfer:1. River Plate     https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien">2. Millionarios   https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇴" title="Flagge von Kolumbien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Kolumbien">3. Barcelona      https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇸" title="Flagge von Spanien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Spanien">4. Real Madrid   https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇸" title="Flagge von Spanien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Spanien">" title="Let& #39;s start to EXPOSE the TRUTH. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">There were 4 clubs involved in the transfer:1. River Plate     https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien">2. Millionarios   https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇴" title="Flagge von Kolumbien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Kolumbien">3. Barcelona      https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇸" title="Flagge von Spanien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Spanien">4. Real Madrid   https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇸" title="Flagge von Spanien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Spanien">" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Di Stefano started his career at River Plate. He scored 49 goals in 66 league games and won them the league title, twice. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪" title="Angespannter Bizeps" aria-label="Emoji: Angespannter Bizeps">

Then, he moved to Millionarios and won them the league title 3 times in 4 years, and became the club& #39;s 2nd highest all time goalscorer. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😮" title="Gesicht mit offenem Mund" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit offenem Mund">
This outstanding player caught the eyes of many clubs in Europe, including Barcelona and Real Madrid!
In 1953, Barcelona made the first move to sign him. They approached River Plate as they believed his current club, Millionarios, were irrelevant in the deal. They reached an agreement with River Plate and everything was set for Di Stefano to move to Barca in 1954.

Job done? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht">
This clause basically says if his current club, Millionarios, has any issues with the deal, then the deal will be cancelled.

Barca, like I already mentioned, did not believe Millionarios were relevant in the deal, so they gave Millionarios a terrible offer. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😬" title="Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht">
The offer was so low... it was almost insulting https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😡" title="Schmollendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Schmollendes Gesicht">. The disprespect made Millionarios reluctant about the move.
This is when Real Madrid took advantage of the situation!

Real Madrid approached Millionarios (his current club) and reached an agreement with them. Then they contacted River Plate to finalize the transfer, but River Plate said they have already reached an agreement with Barca..
So quick SUMMARY of EVERYTHING I just said:

- Barca agreed with River Plate
- Madrid agreed with Millionarios

River Plate is his OFFICIAL club considered by FIFA.

However, the contract Barca/River Plate signed acknowledges Millionarios as part of the deal.

So what now???? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht">
Millionarios REFUSED to let him go as they were frustrated with Barcelona& #39;s insulting low offer.

What a stupid and avoidable mistake from the Barcelona board! They had the money to give them a good offer!
At this point, FIFA and The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) considered Di Stefano both a Barcelona and Real Madrid player, so they made a compromise that he would play for both clubs in alternating seasons.

(Season 1: Barcelona, Season 2: Real Madrid, Season 3: Barcelona etc)
Barcelona refused to accept this compromise, so they decided to sell their share of Di Stefano to Real Madrid and let them have the player.

The were left humiliated and the Barcelona president, Marti Carreto was forced to resign after this failure.
All they had to do was give Millionarios a decent offer and they would have 100% SECURED DI STEFANO. Their arrogance costed them...https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤦‍♂️" title="Mann schlägt sich die Hand vors Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Mann schlägt sich die Hand vors Gesicht">

Arguably the most fatal mistake in football history. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚩" title="Dreieckige Fahne an einem Pfosten" aria-label="Emoji: Dreieckige Fahne an einem Pfosten">

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Sources (before ppl start crying that I made this up...):

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/28204560

https://www.bbc.com/sport/foo... href=" https://www.cricketsoccer.com/2020/03/01/the-signing-of-alfredo-di-stefano-to-real-madrid/

https://www.cricketsoccer.com/2020/03/0... href=" https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2017/08/07/inenglish/1502105310_659695.html

https://english.elpais.com/elpais/20... href="">https://youtu.be/HhWgR_3QP... (most reliable, but others are all good too and said almost exactly the same thing)
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