▁Cup ▁Final ▁and ▁after ▁Euro ▁ 9 6 ). ▁The ▁deal ▁subsequently ▁fell ▁apart ▁amid st ▁rec rimin ations ▁about ▁the ▁player ' s ▁rem un er ation ▁dem ands ▁and ▁Barcelona ' s ▁mot ives ▁for ▁the ▁bid , ▁being ▁in ▁neg ot iation ▁with ▁Brazil ian ▁super star ▁R ival do ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁and ▁sn ub bing ▁Mc Man aman ▁when ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁Spain ▁to ▁meet ▁them . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁s aga , ▁Barcelona ▁signed ▁R ival do ▁after ▁Sir ▁Bobby ▁Rob son ▁changed ▁his ▁mind ▁( he ▁had ▁earlier ▁told ▁L FC ▁vice - ch air man ▁Peter ▁Robinson ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁the ▁player ) ▁and ▁interven ed ▁and ▁told ▁Louis ▁van ▁Ga al ▁that ▁he ▁decided ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁" a ▁cos met ic ▁player ▁who ▁would ▁not ▁score ▁ 1 8 ▁goals ▁a ▁season ▁for ▁Barcelona ", ▁while ▁Mc Man aman ▁himself , ▁while ▁express ing ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁surprised ▁Liverpool ▁were ▁willing ▁to ▁sell ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁place , ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁desire ▁to ▁leave ▁Liverpool ▁and ▁with ▁two ▁years ▁left ▁on ▁his ▁contract ▁was ▁simply ▁not ▁in ▁any ▁r ush ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁new ▁one . ▁A ▁subsequent ▁bid ▁of ▁£ 1 1   mill ion ▁from ▁Ju vent us ▁in ▁November ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁both ▁club ▁and ▁player . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Barcelona ▁came ▁back ▁with ▁another ▁bid ▁for ▁Mc Man aman , ▁and