An iconic Brazilian of the past believes a superstar of the present made an error in heading for France and now needs to resolve the situation himself
Paris Saint-Germain can “recover their investment” in Neymar, claims Rivaldo, but a man pushing for a return to Barcelona stands accused of having made life “complicated” for himself.
PSG shelled out a record-breaking €222 million (£200m/$249m) to lure Neymar away from Catalunya in 201 7 and will not allow him to leave without getting some sort of return .
Former Barca star Rivaldo believes an agreement can be reached that suits all parties, but has warned his fellow countryman that he may be forced to rebuild a few bridges .
“It's general knowledge that Neymar wants to leave PSG for another big European club, but that's not a guarantee and if he ends up staying, he would need to focus on his football rather than anything else,” Rivaldo told Betfair .
“He is not happy with PSG and I believe he could even regret his decision of joining - with all due respect - but the situation is complicated as they spent a lot of money on him.
“PSG don't want to get hit with a big loss after investing more than €200 million but I believe they can recover their investment or at least exchange him for money and other good players in the business. So, hopefully, it should be straightforward.
“With his recent comments and behaviour, it's possible that fans won't be too happy with him if he remains.
“He must face the music and simply play his best football. If he manages to achieve something special with them in Europe perhaps the fans won't criticise him as much.”
Rivaldo has stated in the past that he feels Neymar made a mistake in trading life alongside Lionel Messi and Co at Barcelona for that at Parc des Princes.
The 1999 Ballon d’Or winner admits that he would never have considered such a move, with the professional ambition of a supposed superstar being questioned.
“If it was my decision, I wouldn't leave Barcelona for PSG,” added Rivaldo.
“After all, La Liga is a very competitive league and gives you better exposure. The French league has nothing like that, with PSG stronger than any of their domestic rivals.”
Across two injury-hit but trophy-laden seasons in France, Neymar has taken in 58 appearances and scored 51 goals.
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Everybody now seem to criticize Ney, 2yrs ago, most people supported him, Brazil legends that never played for Barca, friends, family especially his father who believes he is better than Leo Messi, they all told him to build his own legacy in PSG, few sane people condemed the move and now that it is evident he is not happy in PSG, he gets injured easily because he isn't happy there even with the millions he gets weekly he is gradually being forgotten as a prolific player, mist people see him as a diver, an actor etc. Hazard, Griezman, Salah will all win the Ballon dor before him if he remains in Psg