‘Neymar is at Barcelona because of Messi’ says player’s father

Father and agent of Neymar Junior, Neymar da Silva says that Lionel Messi is a big part of the reason that his son is playing for Barcelona. Neymar joined the Catalan club from Santos in July 2013 and has sparked interest from the likes of Paris Saint Germain and Manchester United recently. But the Brazilian […]
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2016-10-28 19:13:00

Father and agent of Neymar Junior, Neymar da Silva says that Lionel Messi is a big part of the reason that his son is playing for Barcelona. Neymar joined the Catalan club from Santos in July 2013 and has sparked interest from the likes of Paris Saint Germain and Manchester United recently.

But the Brazilian signed a new deal with Barcelona recently and the player’s father says that playing alongside Lionel Messi is a big part of the reason that Neymar has extended his stay at the La Liga champions.

“Everybody knows Messi and his significance, he is an idol for my son and it is a pleasure for him to play with Messi. He is very happy that they play together and he is playing for Barcelona because of Messi,” he told Goal Brasil.

“Probably only Ronaldo and Messi and probably Neymar as well, are on the same level as Pele and Maradona, who have inspired an awful lot of players.” Neymar Senior also touched on investigations into his and his son’s tax affairs.

“It has been a long time talking about this, nearly three years, but nobody has ever been able to prove anything and they will not. He’s quiet, we will make sure that justice will be done, we are not doing anything illegal.

“It is a report on a Brazilian company, why are we not accused in Brazil? Because we have done everything that is required. We need to wait until the end of the investigation, but we’re very quiet,” he concluded.

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