Neymar, PSG, Barça. The characters no doubt remind you of a fashionable series throughout the past summer. That of a possible return of the Brazilian to the Catalan city where he spent four years (from 2013 to 2017). Season 2 may be scheduled for this summer and it has already been launched by Lionel Messi, during a long interview with Mundo Deportivo.
The Argentinian striker militates again and very directly for a return of his friend: "I often say, in sporting terms, Ney is one of the best in the world and I would like him to come back. […] It's normal for people to [want him] because of the way he left, it bothered me too at the time, we tried to convince him not to do it. But in the end, we all want to win and have the best. "
Number 10 highlights the personality and technical qualities of the Parisian: “He was a very happy person, he was always happy, he had fun on and off the field. It gave the locker room a different atmosphere […]. He was always good, he has a very high level, he is a different player, who creates a lot of imbalances, in one against one, with goals. "
More importantly, while Neymar's entourage has been proclaiming his well-being in Paris for weeks and sending opening signals to a contract extension at PSG, Lionel Messi brings another version: "He really wants to come back, he always regretted. He did a lot to get back and it was the first step in trying to get there. "
It is a coincidence since Neymar is not the main subject of the maintenance of the Argentine star, but this declaration falls at the moment when the PSG and the Brazilian cross their first period of turbulence for months. The player complained of not having been aligned for four games after his back injury, blaming the club, which claims to have adhered to medical requirements.