The Brazilian star created great controversy when he moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in 2017. With a transfer fee of up to 222 million euros, this move of Neymar was considered out of the picture. Messi’s great influence at Camp Nou.
Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos remains an option for the German national team after Die Mannschaft coach Julian Nagelsmann revealed that the door to the national team is still open for him.
Despite the huge investment, Neymar ended his time at PSG in 2023 without winning the expected Champions League trophy, which prompted him to move to Al Hilal. Currently, Neymar is out of action due to a knee ligament injury, and his return next season in the Saudi Pro League is expected.
After a period of silence, former teammate Suarez in an interview with Clank expressed his thoughts about the Brazilian superstar leaving the Blaugrana while playing in the shadow of Messi. The Uruguayan striker shared: “We are close friends. Everyone knows that if we play our role well on the field, we will do wonders for Barcelona.
If one of us doesn’t play well, the other two can still make a difference. It was a great relationship, but Neymar wanted to leave. Messi and I told Neymar that moving to PSG was a mistake and he couldn’t change that. If Neymar wants to be the best player, he must be next to Leo Messi.
I see Neymar always creating different things with Messi. However, perhaps Messi’s brilliance has made Neymar sink more and this is something he wants to change. But for me, Neymar made a very wrong decision, and that left a huge gap in the team.”
The story of Neymar’s career after his career at Camp Nou marks some individual achievements but many shortcomings on a collective level. His time at PSG, although impressive in terms of statistics, was not enough for Neymar to be in the race for the Golden Ball title. The Brazilian star could not successfully recreate what he enjoyed with his teammates at Barca.
Even Lionel Messi revealed his “dream team”, including his teammates, since the Argentine star made his professional debut in 2004, of course Neymar is indispensable.
Messi’s career mainly took place at Barca, so it is not surprising that he chose most of his teammates from this Catalan team. Messi’s squad includes players who have contributed to Barca’s great success, with veteran faces such as Andres Iniesta, Neymar and Luis Suarez.
Messi’s addition of Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe – the only person in the squad not related to Barca – is noteworthy. And in choosing Mbappe to stand out, it meant that the Argentine legend replaced this young talent instead of Thierry Henry, who played for the Blaugrana with Messi.
Former Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge expressed disagreement with Roy Keane’s comments about Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk’s post-match statement after the 0-0 draw with Man United in the early morning of August 18. -twelfth.
