Brazilian Superstar Neymar Ignores Ronaldo, Names Messi Among 5 Players More Technically Gifted Than Himself

Brazilian Superstar Neymar Ignores Ronaldo, Names Messi Among 5 Players More Technically Gifted Than Himself

Babajide Orevba
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:05 PM
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  • Neymar was asked to name five players who are more technically gifted than himself and the PSG star named his club teammate Lionel Messi
  • No doubt, the Brazilian star Neymar is technically gifted, but he has admitted that some other players are better
  • Kevin de Bruyne, Eden Hazard are among the players Neymar mentioned, but he ignored five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo

Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar has named five players who are more technically gifted than himself as he mentions Lionel Messi but ignored the Argentine’s bitter rival Cristiano Ronaldo.

When asked to select just five, the Brazilian sensation mentioned Real Madrid ace Eden Hazard as well as Marco Verratti.

SPORTbible reports that Neymar also seemed to be a fan of Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne as well as Liverpool star Thiago as he mentioned the pair.

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Neymar admits that some players are more gifted than himself. Photo: Etsuo Hara
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The former Barcelona star said via Oh My Goal:

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"More technical than me? I don’t know if I can answer that! With all the humility in the world, I consider myself one of the most technical players in football today."

Reluctantly, he added:

"But I would say... Messi, Hazard, De Bruyne, Verratti, I’m still missing one?
"More technical than me... Thiago!"

De Bruyne and Thiago are among the technically best players in the Premier League, with Neymar clearly a fan.

PSG get a deadline to sell Neymar

Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain are in a race against time to get Brazilian star, Neymar off their books before the start of the 2022/23 season commences.

The Ligue 1 champions are desperate to sell off the former Barcelona forward as they have not been impressed with the 30-year-old’s performances in recent years and want his £600,000-a-week contract off their books.

Neymar’s present deal with PSG runs till 2026, but the Brazil star will get an automatic one-year extension to his present £600,000-a-week deal if he is not sold before Friday, July 1.

Erling Haaland surprises kids while on vacation

Sports Brief earlier reported that Erling Haaland took some time off to surprise some kids by joining them in a game of football.

Haaland is currently on vacation in the Spain coastal town of Marbella in Spain. The Norwegian is preparing for life in the Premier League after sealing a 51 million euros deal to Manchester City in a five-year deal.

He is expected to don the number 9 shirt at the Etihad following the departure of Gabriel Jesus. Arsenal have completed the signing of the Brazilian striker according to numerous reports.

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Babajide Orevba is a CAF accredited Nigerian journalist and HOD of the Local Desk with over 10 years of experience in media landscape.He studied NCE Political Science/Social Studies, AOCOED.
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