Pele hails Neymar's switch

By Daily Sports on September 9, 2017

Soccer legend Pele hailed Neymar's move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain as an opportunity for his compatriot to "be the big star".

The former Brazilian star said in an interview with goal.com on Friday that it was good for Neymar to leave the shadow of former Barca teammate Lionel Messi.

"For Neymar, I think it (moving to PSG) was the best thing," he said."I think it was the best thing because there was always the discussion, 'Neymar, Messi, Neymar, Messi'.

Now, he will have the opportunity to be the big star."Neymar spent four seasons with Barcelona before joining big-spending PSG in a world-record transfer worth €222 million.

The 25-year-old forward started out at Santos, where Pele played for the majority of his glittering career.

"It's a great responsibility he has now," Pele, 76, added.

"Because people started comparing Neymar to Messi. And as a Brazilian, I say that there's no doubt that Neymar is one of the best in his position, because we have Cristiano Ronaldo who is a centre-forward as well.

"But with Messi it's a bit different. Messi is an organiser and he also scores goals." © AFP

•Photo shows Neymar Jr.

Source Daily Sports

Posted September 9, 2017


 

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