Luis Suarez: Neymar learns from Lionel Messi

Luis Suarez: Neymar learns from Lionel Messi

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez says about how teammate Neymar learns how to be the best player in the world. And he is doing it from their fellow Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.

Luis Suarez: Neymar learns from Lionel Messi

Neymar, 24, is often talked about as the most likely player to be the next best. He would be world’s number one when Messi Cristiano Ronaldo move aside in the coming years.

The Brazilian has already stood on the Ballon d’Or podium. He took third spot in the 2015 voting behind both the Argentine and Portuguese.

Speaking to Neymar’s own personal website, Suarez remarked that training at Barcelona alongside Messi had shown the talented youngster just what was required to be the best.

“Both of us, Ney and myself, are well aware that Leo is the best in the world, we learn a lot from him,” Suarez said. “Ney is learning so he can become the best in the world, as he has so much potential. He has learned a lot here, he has two [sic three] years here in Barcelona and is totally different to when he arrived.

“He knows European football better, physically he is much better, and he himself realises it — that is why he puts in so much work. He is not a player happy to just train each day, I know that in the afternoons he does extra work which shows how he wants to keep improving.”

Meanwhile, Neymar’s future remains the issue of much speculation, as talks to extend a Barca contract which ends in June 2018 have yet to get shape.

This has led to many rumours that potential suitors such as Real Madrid, Paris Saint Germain or Manchester United would pay his €190 million release clause this summer and snatch the highly marketable player away from the Camp Nou.