Blokhin told how much offered for his transition Madrid Real

Legendary Ukrainian footballer Oleg Blokhin He said that his services were interested in Real Madrid, but the transfer never happened:

– If you had a young player to go abroad, which country would you choose?

– I would go to Spain.

– Do you think you would play in Spain?

– As for me, Spanish football was more approached. I think that in Italy I would be able to play, perhaps in Germany.

– Is it true that Madrid Real wanted to buy you?

– In 1982 we were in a mountainous area near Barcelona. Representatives of “Real” came there. They sat at the table – I, a person from the sports committee of the USSR, translator and representatives of “Real”. Have a conversation about a possible transition to the Spanish club.

I was 30 years old and they gave me four and a half million dollars. How much I was ready to pay – I do not know, because the case did not come to it, – Blokhin said.