MX23RW : Thursday, November 28 04:11:03| >> :120:18138:18138:

Dani Alves: 'Neymar would be perfect partner for Lionel Messi'

Alves: 'Neymar would be perfect Messi partner'
© PA Photos
Dani Alves believes that Neymar and Lionel Messi will be a great partnership should the Brazilian join Barcelona.

Barcelona right-back Dani Alves has insisted that Neymar would be ideal to partner Lionel Messi up front should the Brazilian starlet join the Catalan side.

The Camp Nou outfit have long been tipped as the 21-year-old's next destination, with some reports claiming recently that a deal had been put in place.

Alves has said that rather than Neymar taking the limelight from the Argentine, the two would complement each other on the pitch.

"If he comes, he will be a great help, because he'll be there to back Messi up in attack," Marca quotes Alves as saying. "Sometimes you need a destabilising agent, something that maybe Neymar has a lot of, compared to other players in the squad.

"When two players are good, they understand each other better. They play in different positions, so I don't think there could be a problem of incompatibility because Neymar is a very humble lad. He doesn't want to be the star of the show off the pitch."

It has been claimed that Neymar will cost Barcelona £50m.

ID:85870: cacheID:85870:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2164:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring in his side's match with Valencia on February 3, 2013
Read Next:
Messi: 'Neymar would be wonderful at Barca'
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona14111242142834
2Real Madrid1393128111730
3Atletico MadridAtletico148512181329
4Villarreal137422521425
5Athletic Bilbao146532013723
6Osasuna146441922-322
7GironaGirona146352018221
8Mallorca146351312121
9Real BetisBetis145541616020
10Real Sociedad145361111018
11Celta Vigo145362224-218
12Sevilla145361318-518
13Rayo Vallecano134451314-116
14Leganes143561319-614
15Getafe142751011-113
16AlavesAlaves144191524-913
17Las PalmasLas Palmas143381825-712
18Valencia122461219-710
19Espanyol133191226-1410
20Real ValladolidValladolid142391027-179


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!