Lionel Messi wants ‘one of the best in the world’ Neymar to return to Barcelona and join with ‘spectacular’ Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez
- Lionel Messi spoke openly about his desire to play with Neymar at Barcelona
- He wants club to re-sign Brazilian along with Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan
- Messi said: ‘He was seen to be a great player, now he exploded and is showing it’
Lionel Messi wants both Neymar and Lautaro Martinez to join Barcelona.
The Argentine legend is spoke openly about his desire for Neymar to return from PSG and regards Martinez as ‘spectacular’.
He told Mundo Deportivo: ‘As I said before, he (Neymar) is one of the best and contributed us a lot on the pitch.
Lionel Messi wants both Lautaro Martinez and Neymar to sign for Barcelona in the summer
‘He is really looking forward to coming back, he always seemed sorry. He did a lot to return and that would be the first step to try to arrive.’
And on Martinez, he added: ‘He is spectacular, he has impressive conditions, he was seen to be a great player, now he exploded and is showing it.
‘He is very strong, he has a very good one against one, he has a lot of goals, in the area he fights with anyone, he turns, he looks for it alone. He has a lot of quality and is very complete.
Neymar (left) and Martinez are thought to be targets for the Nou Camp club
Messi thinks it would take time for the Barcelona supporters to forgive Neymar but they would
‘And Luis (Suarez) also has a lot of experience and could help adapt Lautaro to the club and the League, but they are all assumptions.’
Messi’s comments come after Eric Abidal’s admission that both Martinez and Neymar may arrive at the Nou Camp this summer.
Neymar tried to force an exit last year but PSG held firm, while Antonio Conte and Inter Milan would put a huge price tag on Martinez, who is enjoying a superb season.
