The pair were teammates with PSG. The former Barcelona star is now with Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League.
Buffon was asked about the best player he faced and told Il Corriere della Sera: "I played with three generations, how can I say it? Zidane, Ronaldo, Messi, CR7, Iniesta..."
Asked to choose one, he added: "Neymar. For the player and the boy that he is, he should have won five Ballon d'Ors."
On turning down Barca, Buffon also recalled: "I had an offer from Barcelona to be second goalkeeper: I liked the idea of playing with Messi, after CR7. One day, however, I was driving and on the radio they played a song by Jovanotti that I really liked and that I hadn't heard for ten years: 'Bella'.
"I looked up and saw the Parma sign on the motorway. It was a sign. And that's how I ended my career, where it all began."
putimopruy
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Nay is good, but Cristiano is better, Maradona and Pele are the best but Messi is better than the best. Naymer and Cristiano are great, Zidane is greater, Maradona and Pele are the greatest but Messi is greater than the greatest! Maradona and Pele were lucky to have not been born in the same era with Messi but Cristiano is the most unlucky to be born in the same era with Messi. Cristiano would have fooled us if Messi was not born!
DrHalaMsdrid
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When people drink too much they tend to say lots of not meaningful things….we can excuse Buffon cus he’s probably dealing with old age memory loss …. Where is the statistics to back that claim ? Where is goals and assist and trophies to back it up ? Where is the national team output? Where is the global brand to support this claim ? Neymar dont even have the personal fitness to back it up personally
Adolfbaba
22
Neymar is even a bigger talent than Ronaldinho... and probably the most underrated player ever. Neymar's technical range is mind-blowing. There's nothing to be done with the ball within imagination that Neymar hasn't done. His lifestyle fucked him up so bad
iceyez
19
Buffon is right, Neymar's talent was just wasted through injury and indiscipline.
Eddycure09
16
thanks for Buffon for telling the truth!
hasaniii_ai
10
When people drink too much they tend to say lots of not meaningful things….we can excuse Buffon cus he’s probably dealing with old age memory loss …. Where is the statistics to back that claim ? Where is goals and assist and trophies to back it up ? Where is the national team output? Where is the global brand to support this claim ? Neymar dont even have the personal fitness to back it up personally
Y’all really that illiterate the guy said he is a better talent than them meaning his football ability is superior Neymar with the mentally of Messi or Ronaldo u really think he wouldnt surpass them it was the same for ronaldinho