Goal.com · Feb 20, 2020
Messi says Neymar wants Barca return & hails 'spectacular' Inter striker Martinez
Lionel Messi has expressed his belief that Neymar wants to return to Barcelona, while lauding reported target and Inter star Lautaro Martinez.
Neymar left Barca for Paris Saint-Germain in a world-record €222 million (£186m/$240m) transfer in 2017, but the Brazil star continues to be linked with a Camp Nou return.
The PSG forward reportedly tried to engineer a move back to Barca at the start of the season, though a transfer did not materialise, despite the club's best efforts.
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Messi, who has made no secret of his desire to reunite with Neymar, told Mundo Deportivo: "I say it many times, at the sports level, Ney is one of the best in the world and I would love for him to return.