Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar would like to play with Chelsea's Eden Hazard, with the Belgian looking likely to leave London this summer.
Both players have consistently had links with Real Madrid, and the Premier League ace is expected to arrive at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu after the current campaign's conclusion.
"Hazard," the Brazilian responded to Fox Sports when asked if there was a player that he'd like to play alongside.
"He's a player that I think is different and I he has a similar style to me."
Neymar has come in for a lot of criticism in Paris, particularly after being pictured at the Rio Carnival while recovering from an injury in Brazil.
"It was an exaggeration," he said of the reports. "I could walk and I was training for two months.
"What hurts most is to see senior players criticising me, because they played and did worse thing than I do."
Already one of the world's best players, Neymar caused a stir when he left Barcelona in order to join PSG, but he's insistent that he made the move to find a new challenge.
"It was about looking for something new, to find new difficulties," he explained.
"Barcelona are a club that I'm in love with, even today.
"I still talk to my former teammates, but I felt at that time that I was looking for something more difficult."
sameep1717
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does that mean real madrid are targeting even neymar?
RazkiRabbani
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after Messi & Mbappe now he wants to stay in Hazard's shadow 😂
King_Keynan
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Hazard: I would like to play under Zidane Neymar: I would like to play with Hazard Coutinho: I would like to play with Neymar Hazard > Neymar > Coutinho. Zidane effect 🤔
yescdilps
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[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]ANYTHING to get out of Mbappe shadow!
Y2Mad
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Neymar knows how to flirt with Perez
Akashgaur
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In all of a sudden Neymar comes out and make comments like these it appears that he is flirting with Real Madrid for a move and he is unhappy in Paris..And then it brings with it transfer speculations and all those rumors start to fill the internet and the magazines etc. And then it is either he himself or his father who come out in media and say that they are tired with all these things that start linking him with a move away..Declining these rumors by calling it 'fake news.'To be honest I have the utmost respect for him..Wonderful talent one of the best..But I think Neymar by making comments like these is responsible for all of it..He fuels those rumors just to decline it time after time after time..And personally I don't like it as I feel it hampers the player's image in front of their fans and they lose respect..Their job is to play football and focus on their careers..And ours is to support them but this kind of behaviour is disappointing for a player of Neymar's stature...
Ovieme
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The same Hazard even the VAR did not see him qualify for PFA player team
noudikmprz
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nice one from neymar...I still see neymar and hazard combo at real madrid[Cheer][Cheer][Cheer]
rumablrst
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look at u,it's frustration that is disturbing you now,so soon your tired of playing for psg and now is hazard indirectly saying you wanna play for real Madrid,no real doesn't need a joker like u,when u start respecting the terms of your contract then u will play and enjoy football once again
Zukacemnos
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First of all, Neymar might have similar qaulities with Hazard in terms of dribbling,creating chances,taking free kicks and assisting/scoring goals but he has somethings more which Hazard is not known for and those are DIVING and FAKING injuries. Secondly, saying that his reason for moving to PSG is to get a new challenge,something difficult is a big lie. We all know that he wanted a club where he would be the cult hero and the leading star as he couldn't undo Messi at Barcelona. But he was dissappointed to get to PSG but the aging Cavani was still waxing strong and the young Mbappe developing speedly into a superstar of his own. This was why he had freekicks and penalty taking issues with Cavani earlier when he joined. He thought he could shove Cavani away and become the hero but Cavani proved to him that.....BEFORE THE GRAINS EXISTED, THE HENS MUST HAVE BEEN FEEDING ON SOMETHING ELSE.
Nels-7
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😀😀😀 Ah Ney! You've become so pathetic. I pity you really! Why don't you put it simply and say: please Real, sign me! Get me out of this hell. I stupidly left Barca for egoistic reasons and mainly because I want to join you later. Don't worry about my astronomic price, I promise I will do my best to help you beat Barca I never really liked! 😀 👉Everybody know you know Hazard will join Real soon, so instead of turning into a Hazard fan to hide your 'un-hidable' intention, go straight to the point. You have the same skills as Hazard! Really?! 👉Poor Ney! I don't know if begging Real to sign you will really help, but you still have some chance to go there, since they relish the how disloyal you've been to Barca and the fact that you have decided to become to enemy of their rival. But still YOU NAME IS BECOMING MORE SYNONYMOUS TO SOME WASTE OF TALENT AND LETHAL MISTAKES THAN A GREAT PLAYER PEOPLE THOUGHT YOU'D BE! AND EVEN WHEN YOU'D JOIN REAL, I DOUBT YOU WILL BE ENJOYED AS ONE OF THE BEST, UNLESS A MIRACLE OCCURS FOR YOU TO BE 'BORN AGAIN' AND TO CLEAN YOUR PAST SELF (👉bad behavior, foul language, arrogance, disrespect, frivolity and partying, behavior on the pitch, ...) [Crylaugh]What a waste! That what happens when you hurriedly want to become what successful and famous! Patience is a golden treasure in all of life aspects!
Madrista_forever
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I think he is begging now but real Madrid and to be precise Zidane is not interested in neymar he considers mbappe to be of good choice between them as he is young and has enough room to develop and is not a gold digger like neymar is[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Mosanya
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They have similar qualities and they are the type of players that real Madrid are interested in signing, they are world class players they have the speed shot agility and stamina, even this two are in the same team, possibly the team is unstoppable.
jaucikuz
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If NEYMAR can decide to look for something more difficult.... why did MESSI Choose to feel comfortable instead of seeking for new adventures like everyone else 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ #DO YOU THINK THIS MESSI CAN PERFORM ELSEWHERE ?
kodceopuy
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Some people must stop supporting Lazy Nermar even though he go to other club he will fail,if he is a good star come to English league and proof your nonsense,really player make it in EPL the like of CR7 to make it clear ask Diego costa he will tell you how difficult it’s in EPL.
Ossboy
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Neymar want to go at Real Madrid because he know next summer Eden hazard will become. but for me, if he wants to play in my team, the door is open and we're welcome
Amolka Francis
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Go to Madrid with him, and he will shadow you like the way Messi did to you at Barça..... 😂😂😂 And what is happening to you right now at PSG
LexyAlka
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From Messi’s shadow to Mbappe’s and then now to that of Hazard’s🙄🤣🤔...am sorry for that he doesn’t even know what he wants for himself 👐🏻goodluck buddy
Nigeria3960373
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Naymer moving to Maldrid is very good for business. It will help to fuel the rivalry to eternity and bring back competitive tendencies that makes El classico what it used to be. I will love to see that and this will spur Messi to go extra miles and stay at the very top for some years more. I think Nay needs that because it will inspire and challenge him to come back to the very best we use to see when he plays along Messi especially in greatest come against his present club.
Dwise
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In all of a sudden Neymar comes out and make comments like these it appears that he is flirting with Real Madrid for a move and he is unhappy in Paris..And then it brings with it transfer speculations and all those rumors start to fill the internet and the magazines etc. And then it is either he himself or his father who come out in media and say that they are tired with all these things that start linking him with a move away..Declining these rumors by calling it 'fake news.'To be honest I have the utmost respect for him..Wonderful talent one of the best..But I think Neymar by making comments like these is responsible for all of it..He fuels those rumors just to decline it time after time after time..And personally I don't like it as I feel it hampers the player's image in front of their fans and they lose respect..Their job is to play football and focus on their careers..And ours is to support them but this kind of behaviour is disappointing for a player of Neymar's stature.
DEATHNOTE25
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this guy doesn't really know where the go
KevinWilliams21
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Not a Neymar fan but Most of you lunatics should stop compare mbappe to Neymar because Neymar is a young legend n accomplished many things that mbappe haven’t only the World Cup 🏟 make you guys putting mbappe on that just because M10,CR7 didn’t win it mbappe still has a far far way to catch Neymar Neymar isa a all rounder mbappe is just a dribbler no skill nothing just imagine if he didn’t win the World Cup 🏟 you guys wouldn’t even remember him like how u do Neymar won multiple ULC,LALIGA now social media and you AFR r hypocrites.
SunarJr
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Life doesn't offer many chances Ney... You have already lost your 1 chance of becoming GOAT when you left Barcelona... PSG is a good side with You and Mbappe. Stay... try and win CL with PSG
Pogbalover
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hazard: I would like to play under zidane neymar: I would like to play with hazard countinho: I would like to play with Neymar at club level also That means hazard is going to Madrid then madrid will get two more players because neymar wants to play with hazard and countinho wants to play with Neymar that means they both will play with hazard at Madrid
Eddiejones85
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does that mean real madrid are targeting even neymar?
how did you get a thousand like? 😂 I struggle to even get twenty😂
Lecbilpst
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after Messi & Mbappe now he wants to stay in Hazard's shadow 😂
hahahaha...neymar isnot in shadow of mbappe.neymar us far better than mbappe.mbappe doenot know hiw score freekick. skill.. he has only speed.
Meshybaba247
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after Messi & Mbappe now he wants to stay in Hazard's shadow 😂
Neymar is better than Hazard and Mbappe. No comparison
ruuabcerz
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does that mean real madrid are targeting even neymar?
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