Former Seleção striker Ronaldo believes that a move to Europe could ‘transform’ Santos star Neymar.
Neymar has been the topic of much speculation linking him to Europe’s top clubs, in particular Barcelona despite the forward’s insistence on staying at Santos until 2014.
Ronaldo told reporters: “It is very good, the possibility of living in Europe. It really transforms a football player into a real man, especially a Brazilian football player who has the chance to play in Europe.
“He will have a great opportunity, both culturally, educationally and in sport to learn as much as possible. I think I learnt a lot, I was really dedicated to learning as much as I could in Europe, it was fantastic learning.
“I lived in Europe for 18 years, so I can affirm that for me, no university in the world could teach everything I learned playing football there.
“I would recommend it. Apart from conquering the world of football, it is a huge cultural learning opportunity for a player and it is an opportunity that you shouldn’t miss.”
