Birthday boy Messi praises Neymar and speaks of their friendship
Leo Messi turned 29 on Friday. From his friend Neymar’s website, they wanted to congratulate him. They did that by publishing a video interview recorded with the Argentine star.
Birthday boy Messi praises Neymar and speaks of their friendship
Meanwhile, speaking about Neymar before the Brazilian’s signing for Barcelona, Leo said: “I knew him from being at Santos. I knew his father from even earlier, having met him at a game for Deco’s charity. In footballing terms, I knew of Neymar for what he was doing in Brazil and the Copa Libertadores.
I was very surprised by his personality, how he is, he is still very young and joyful, he lives happily, a kid without any evil at all in him. An incredible person.”
Many love the excellent relationship between Neymar, Messi and Luis Suarez because it is as good as it gets. Leo explained the relationship between them: “It is something that happened naturally, on its own, it was not a relationship that we were searching for. It is all very natural, very real. We began to get on really well off the pitch and that soon leads to things being easier on the pitch. It also possible that things were easier with the three of us being South Americans and so we live through similar things. That brought us together a lot.”
Leo furthermore adds: “When I came to Barça, I was very young, as Ney was when he arrived. In a sense, Ronaldinho, and all the Brazilians in the squad at the time, took me under their wing. They treated me spectacularly well.
Messi admits that Neymar considers him his idol and this embarrasses him: “He always says he is a fan of mine and that embarrasses me a little, because he tells me to my face that he is a fanatic of mine. “
