Goal.com · Sep 14, 2017
'Neymar antics will prevent him reaching Messi level' - Lustig takes aim at PSG star
The Celtic defender believes ongoing theatrics from the Brazilian forward mean that he will never be as revered as his former Barcelona team-mate
Neymar may be a €222 million footballer, but the Paris Saint-Germain forward will never receive the plaudits of Lionel Messi unless he cuts out the theatrics, says Celtic defender Mikael Lustig.
The Brazilian departed Barcelona for the French capital over the summer in a record-breaking transfer.
PSG 11/2 Champions League winner
Such a switch was intended to take him out of the shadow of Messi and Co at Camp Nou and allow him to prosper as the leading light in another star-studded squad.