What They're Saying: Lionel Messi

• by Soccer America , Sep 14, 2019

"He was desperate to come back. I don't know if the club really tried or not."

-- Lionel Messi on Neymar, whose return to Barcelona from Paris St. Germain failed during the summer transfer window. Neymar scored 105 goals in 186 games in four seasons at Barca before his move to PSG in 2017. Messi said he would have loved to have Neymar return to Barcelona but added he thinks Barca has spectacular squad and can achieve everything without the Brazilian, who had a falling out with PSG management. (Sport)