Sensational Brazilian forward Neymar has undoubtedly been one of the most promising youngsters in contemporary soccer and he proves this belief every other day playing for Barcelona. Apart from this, former Santos player has recently been the eye candy not for the Barca fans but arch rivals Real Madrid’s fans base as well, including – surprisingly – Ronaldo, who unexpectedly bets over his entitlement for the next Messi for Spanish giant. This is a strange statement coming from Real’s den since it is not generally seen that a star player is praising his arch opponent with a strong confidence that he would someday be a biggest soccer star. If we look at Neymar role in Barcelona recent success, if we leave apart his first spell playing for Spanish side, he has been an integral part of Barca attack comprising Messi and Suarez last calendar year when Barca triumphed three titles back to back, but since he has the backing of several former great Brazilian players, everyone is betting over his successful future playing for Camp Nou side.
However, if we specifically talk about Ronaldo’s latest statement, Portuguese is not only considering him the future Messi but as well finding a great similarity with himself which is even strange for Real fans since Portuguese skipper is not kind of a player who generally compares anyone with himself. Talking about the 24-year-old, 31-year-old ace forward said, “I like Neymar a lot. He is a bit like me. He had some difficulties in getting used to his new environment at first, but I knew that he was going to succeed. Can he be Messi’s heir? Yes, he has everything he needs to become as strong as him.”
Nonetheless, Real domestic campaign this La Liga season has not been a memorable one and expectedly Barca is way too ahead to them on the board. Likewise, Rafa Benitez, who joined the Real back in December, is also finding it hard to manage priciest dressing room in the world, yet he won six out of his first seven games in charge. Talking about Benitez’s future leading Spanish giant, Ronaldo added, “Everybody knows that Zizou is a great friend. I really hope that he will have a great career as a coach too. He’s the best player with whom I have ever played with. We had a lot of fun on the pitch.
“Could this be Real Madrid‘s year? Yes, they must focus on the Champions League, they have everything to succeed. Winning at Roma was very important for Zidane.”