With Neymar's potential transfer to Barcelona dominating the summer headlines, captain Lionel Messi feels the club could have done a little more to bring the Brazilian back.
With negotiations ongoing right until the final hours of the transfer window, no deal was agreed and Neymar will stay at Paris Saint-Germain for the foreseeable future.
"I would have loved Neymar to have rejoined the club," Messi told Sport. "Honestly, I don't know if Barcelona did everything possible to ensure his return.
"However, it is certainly true that negotiating with PSG isn't easy.
"On a sporting level, Neymar is one of the best in the world. The club would also have taken a leap in terms of the level of image rights and sponsors.
"I never asked for the signing of Neymar. All I did was give my opinion.
"I'm not disappointed [that he didn't sign]. We have a have a spectacular squad, which can compete for everything, even without Neymar."
ronnie_luv
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Agent Messi failed ❌
Classic_Dimple_Bwuoy
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Messi: i told you to sign neymar and not griezmann Bartomeu: i am sorry i will try next transfer just win me the UCL Messi: shut up la liga is enough for uh[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Nesaiknruy_Legend
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An honest statement, he actually doesnt know and idk why people act as if Messi sits in the board of directors or something, only thr board knows how much effort went into securing the signature of Neymar...