The 24-year-old sensationally revealed that he would love to see his Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo playing for Barcelona. Neymar, who was on the brink of joining Los Blancos before the Catalan giants hijacked the move on May 27, 2013, was speaking to A Bola.
On his thoughts regarding the Portuguese winger, he responded:
"I'm a fan of Cristiano; he's a legend, one of a kind. It would be very good if he played for Barcelona.’’
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The former Santos man also took that opportunity to talk about the rumors linking him with a move to join Manchester United or their cross-town neighbours Man City. The Red Devils are allegedly interested in signing former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho to replace Louis Van Gaal at Old Trafford, while The Citizens have already confirmed the arrival of Pep Guardiola from Bayern Munich next season.
Neymar admitted that he admired the two world-class managers, but ruled out a move out of the Nou Camp anytime soon. He said:
"I admire them both, I've been following both of their paths for some time. But my coach is Luis Enrique and I defend Barcelona.’’
The Spanish giants travel to the Emirates Stadium to face their Premier League counterparts Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League last round of 16 fixture. They will be hoping to register impressive results in order to have an added advantage in the second-leg fixture at the Nou Camp two weeks later.
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