In the following pre-season, Barcelona took on City at the Nou Camp, with then-boss Hughes spotting an opportunity. “This club is changing a lot, but they have a great mentality and they want to make this club even bigger," Sylvinho said. They have managed to maintain the project over time and they have been growing season by season. There is a lot of money at a lot of clubs, but building something is still not easy," he said. And he will be forever grateful that Hughes invited him over to that Barcelona hotel after that pre-season friendly.
