Israel: Former Brazil and Barcelona forward Rivaldo advised Neymar to leave PSG to FC Barcelona.
'PSG is a great club but not one for the level of Neymar' said the 2002 World Cup winner with Brazil about his fellow country-men.
"I believe a lot in Neymar. But I think he has to leave (Paris St. Germain). That's why he wanted to leave at this transfer window at any cost, because he knows it is hard (to be the best in the world)," Rivaldo said.
'PSG is a great club but not one for the level of Neymar, for Neymar to play to be the star. I think that, at a world stage, everybody talks only about Barcelona, Real Madrid and some other big clubs from England, some from Germany. He has to go to a club that has more history at Champions (League), to win the Champions (League). Of course, if he wins the Champions (League) and be a World Champion, it will be much easier to become the best player in the world.
"He has to be like Ronaldinho. Ronaldinho left there (PSG) to come to Barcelona to be the best player in the world. But these are things that happen. We are human beings, we make mistakes. I believe Neymar made a mistake on this matter of going there. But he still has time, he's 27 years old, a lot of things ahead of him. He almost left this year and I believe he will leave at the next transfer window. And he will be the best player in the world," he added.
When asked if Neymar can join Real Madrid, Rivaldo said, "It would be bad for Barcelona, right? But he's a professional (player). He left there. If a club like Real Madrid is interested, I am sure he would go there. Of course, Barcelona fans would be very upset with that, but he's a professional (player). And he knows he has to leave PSG, he knows he made a mistake. With all the respect to PSG, which is a great club, but it's not a club for the level of Neymar."
Neymar left Barcelona to join PSG in August 2017 for a world record fee of 222m euros (£200m).
However, Neymar's former team Barcelona were strongly linked with a transfer to bring the Brazilian back to the Camp Nou, just two years on from his sale to the French champions. Eventually, the La Liga giants were unable to get the transfer over the line.
The forward has made no secret about his desire to move back to Catalonia, but he's insisted that while he's at PSG he will offer everything to the cause.
