DANIEL ALVES HAS admitted that Brazilian team-mate Neymar advised the defender to join PSG following his exit from Serie A champions Juventus at the end of last season.
Before Neymar’s staggering €222 million switch on Thursday, Alves left the Italian champions for PSG in July despite interest from Manchester City.
After helping PSG open their Ligue 1 season with a 2-0 win over Amiens on Friday, Alves said he was advised by ex-Barcelona team-mate Neymar to move to the Parc des Princes.
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“I think people are mistaken. It is I who must thank Neymar for advising me to come here,” Alves told reporters.
The pair were team-mates for three seasons at Barcelona EMPICS Sport
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“It was he who asked me to come to PSG because he was ready to come, not the other way around.”
“He knew I wanted to leave Juventus. Neymar is big now. He is no longer the young boy who has arrived in Barcelona.
“At that point, yes, I helped Neymar and advised him to come to Barca. But not here in Paris. I have done virtually nothing.”
Neymar did not make his debut against newly-promoted Amiens, though he was presented to the crowd prior to the match in the French capital.
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'I must thank Neymar for advising me to come here' - Dani Alves was encouraged to join PSG by striker
DANIEL ALVES HAS admitted that Brazilian team-mate Neymar advised the defender to join PSG following his exit from Serie A champions Juventus at the end of last season.
Before Neymar’s staggering €222 million switch on Thursday, Alves left the Italian champions for PSG in July despite interest from Manchester City.
After helping PSG open their Ligue 1 season with a 2-0 win over Amiens on Friday, Alves said he was advised by ex-Barcelona team-mate Neymar to move to the Parc des Princes.
“I think people are mistaken. It is I who must thank Neymar for advising me to come here,” Alves told reporters.
“It was he who asked me to come to PSG because he was ready to come, not the other way around.”
“He knew I wanted to leave Juventus. Neymar is big now. He is no longer the young boy who has arrived in Barcelona.
“At that point, yes, I helped Neymar and advised him to come to Barca. But not here in Paris. I have done virtually nothing.”
Neymar did not make his debut against newly-promoted Amiens, though he was presented to the crowd prior to the match in the French capital.
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