Sunday, October 6

Shakira publicly reveals that Pep Guardiola made Gerard Piqué suffer when he was at FC Barcelona

Shakira surrounded by members of the press.
Shakira surrounded by members of the press.

Photo: PAU BARRENA / AFP / Getty Images

Alfredo DiCesare

After their controversial separation after more than a decade of sentimental relationship, Shakira had to publicly reveal some private details of the life of Gerard Piqué and his tense relationship with the coach Pep Guardiolasituation of which the Colombian was the main witness.

In the middle of a trial that the singer faces for alleged tax fraud of $15 million dollars to the Spanish Treasurythe 46-year-old interpreter found it necessary to air some personal aspects to show that she was not a resident in that country until 2015.

The South American claimed that she was not stable in Spain and the professional future of his partner at that time was not entirely clear, since he was close to leaving the FC Barcelona due to problems with the technical director Pep Guardiola and the institution.

Shakira consoling Piqué after losing with FC Barcelona in a Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid in 2011. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images.
Shakira consoling Piqué after losing with FC Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid in 2011. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images.

“Gerard had a rather complicated relationship with Barca. With Guardiola he had a super-tense relationship, from ‘you go or I go (…) it was a situation that made him suffer a lot ”stated during the trial in Esplugues de Llobregat and reviewed the newspaper The country.

It is necessary to remember that Pique He trained in the youth ranks of the Blaugrana club, but left for England at a very young age when he signed for the Manchester Utd. Already being a player of the ‘Red Devils’, he had a fleeting step in Spain to defend the colors of Real Zaragoza for a campaign

Again, he returned to England and after winning the Champions League with the united in 2007, he returned to FC Barcelona at the express request of a guardiola who came from training Boat B, position currently held by the Mexican Rafael Marquez.

Despite the fact that the Catalan DT was the one who requested the return of a young man Pique from the Manchester Utdthe bond between the two was damaged and the relationship with Shakira would have been one of the triggers.

Pep Guardiola arguing with Gerard Piqué during a match.  Photo: JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images.
Pep Guardiola arguing with Gerard Piqué during a match. Photo: JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images.

Even the same player recently narrated that his constant night escapades, plus all the media exposure to which he was exposed for having an affair with an artist of the Colombian caliber, did not please many. Pepwhich ended up leaving in April 2012 bound for the Bayern Munich.

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