Goal.com · Dec 28, 2018
Rodrigo Caio had Barca medical before Jeison Murillo signing
Rodrigo Caio has revealed he had a medical with Barcelona before they opted to sign Jeison Murillo instead.
Barca boosted their defensive options this month by bringing in Murillo on loan from Valencia until the end of the season with an option to sign him permanently for €25million.
However, Sao Paulo centre-back Rodrigo Caio, who has four Brazil caps to his name, said he was also on Barca's radar and passed a medical with the Catalans, only to see them decide against signing him.
"I did the medical and it was positive," he told GloboEsporte. "They had two options: Murillo or me, and they signed him.
"It had already happened and by the time I left the test room, Murillo was chosen.