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Barcelona wanted Neymar to take pressure off Messi - Gudjohnsen

The former Barca forward would have loved the Brazilian to return to his former hunting ground and team up with the Argentine again

Eidur Gudjohnsen feels Neymar would have been a brilliant signing for Barcelona as his arrival would have taken some weight off Lionel Messi’s shoulders and given the Argentine more space to hurt teams.

Barcelona desperately tried to re-sign the Paris Saint-Germain attacker over the summer, but ultimately failed to agree on a deal for the wantaway Brazilian.

The signing of Neymar would have led to a remarkable summer for the Catalans after they previously already paid Atletico Madrid €120 million (£107.