It has emerged that Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez tried to persuade Neymar to snub a move to Paris Saint-Germain and remain at Barcelona.
The three players formed an irresistible partnership at the Camp Nou, popularly known by the moniker, ‘MSN’. Most pundits hailed the attacking trio as the best ever in football.
Writing in his column for the UK Guardian, respected Spanish football journalist, Sid Lowe, said: “At times it was a little sugar-sweet, and the three men repeated the same easily digestible lines as if reading from a script, but that did not make it untrue – although the most significant connection was Suárez-Messi.
“They genuinely get on: when it emerged Neymar was contemplating leaving, Suárez and Messi tried to talk him round, and jealousy, so palpable in other cases elsewhere, rarely surfaced in theirs. The players are genuinely sorry to be losing Neymar, who was popular in the dressing room.”
Barcelona have already released an official statement , confirming Neymar is on his way out.
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