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Barcelona 'would have won two or three Champions Leagues' if Neymar didn't leave for PSG, claims Pep Guardiola, as he recalls telling Lionel Messi and Co that the Brazilian was 'the king of Santos' at the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup final

Pep Guardiola believes Barcelona would have won 'two or three Champions League titles' if they managed to keep hold of Neymar.

Barcelona signed a 21-year-old Neymar in 2013 from Santos for £49million, which saw him form 'one of the best front-threes' Guardiola has ever seen alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.

It proved to be a brilliant bit of business for the Catalan giants after Neymar helped the club win two LaLiga titles, three Copa del Reys and a Champions League trophy in his four-year stint at the Nou Camp.