Barcelona defender Dani Alves has urged the club to tie down
Neymar with a new contract.
Neymar’s
contract with Barcelona is set to expire in 2018, and the club is yet to offer
him a new contract.
Neymar’s
father revealed on Thursday that Manchester United had launched a €190 million
offer for his son in the last summer transfer window, and Alves has now called
on Barca to step up their negotiations with the 24-year-old.
He
is quoted by ESPN as saying: “Neymar is living his dream. When he was thinking
about leaving, I told him to look at how Brazilians have always done better at
Barca than at other clubs. Here you must understand football.
“He
has two years left on his contract, but if they do not give him a new one, they
are crazy. Neymar will succeed Messi, as he is very good. Nobody is capable of
doing what he can do.”
Alves
also discussed his fractious relationship with the media in Spain, having
previously ranted at what he labelled “f****** rubbish” coverage in the
aftermath of his side’s 4-1 win over Espanyol in January.
He
added: “I have had disagreements with journalists, but they annoy me so much
when they don’t talk about football.
“You
cannot show such disrespect. For me it is rubbish, not football. Football is
something else. They do things to be controversial and sell more. I was wrong
to generalise. But those I was referring to are rubbish journalists.”
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