Neymar ought to have gained the Ballon d’Or 5 occasions, so says Gianluigi Buffon.
Italy nice Buffon performed alongside Neymar at Paris Saint-Germain for a season in 2018-19.
Neymar joined PSG in a world-record switch from Barcelona in 2017, however was unable to drive the French membership to their maiden Champions League trophy.
He left in 2023 to hitch Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, however has hardly featured for the Asian giants. He’s again on the sidelines because of a hamstring challenge, having solely simply returned from a year-long lay-off after sustaining an anterior essential ligament (ACL) damage.
Neymar was tipped for greatness when he moved to Europe from Santos, however regardless of a glittering profession, particularly at Barcelona, he by no means has managed to win the Ballon d’Or.
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And that’s one thing that upsets his former club-mate Buffon.
“It’s arduous to choose a rival,” Buffon informed Corriere della Sera
“I’ve performed in opposition to three generations: Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Andres Iniesta… Select one? Neymar.
“For the participant he’s and the individual he’s, he ought to have gained 5 Ballons d’Or.”
Even at PSG, Neymar was usually overshadowed by Kylian Mbappe.
When Messi joined that lethal duo in 2021, in the meantime, the trio couldn’t have the impression on the European stage that PSG’s Qatari house owners would have wished for.