The Brazil international, who has followed in the footsteps of an iconic figure at Paris Saint-Germain, admits to idolising the former England captain
Neymar admits to having grown up wanting to be like Manchester United legend David Beckham, with the Brazilian modelling his game on the ex-England captain.
A starry-eyed youngster who took his first tentative steps towards superstardom in Sao Paulo took inspiration from iconic figures in Europe long before carving out his own career there.
When bursting onto the scene at Santos, and attracting interest that would eventually take him to Barcelona, Neymar was looking towards Beckham for inspiration.