Lionel Messi has openly expressed his desire of having Neymar join him in Barcelona base on the quality of football skills that the young Brazilian posseses. He made this known to news men that the tactical maneuvering which Neymar is known for is an added advantage to the club.
Lionel Messi said quote ” I would have loved Neymar to return to Barcelona because his arrival would have increased our changes of achieving our set objectives.
It will be recalled that Neymar, 27, joined Paris St-Germain from Barcelona in 2017 for a world record fee of 222m euros (£200m).
It was very obvious that Neymar was eager to return to our club Messi told Spanish Newspaper
“I don’t know if the club really tried or not.”
Neymar’s record soared high within a five year period, 2013-2017 where he scored 105 goals in 186 games for the Catalan club and has 51 goals in 58 games for PSG.
Our sources gathered that, the Brazil international was repeatedly linked with a return to Barcelona during the transfer window, but it wasn’t very clear whether there was a convincing move towards actualising it. I
would have loved to have Neymar back,” said Barcelona captain Messi, 32. “I understand those people who are against his return and it’s understandable for what happened with ‘Ney’ and the way that he left.
“But thinking about it on a sporting level, I personally think Neymar is one of the best players in the world and having him in our squad would increase our chances of achieving our objectives.”
Although Messi wasnt disappointed for missing playing along side with Neymar but unequivocally said that ” i’m not disappointed”, because Barcelona has one of the best football squads in the world and winning our matches is one of objectives so we can “achieve everything” without him
The Argentine forward joined Barcelona in 2001 and his current contract expires in June 2021.
“My idea is to stay here for as long as I’m capable of playing at the required level and my body allows it,” he added.
Messi declared quote
“This is my home. I don’t plan on moving to anywhere else as long as we keep competing and winning.”
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