The Blaugrana captain says he would like to see both the Brazilian and former boss Pep Guardiola come back to the club in the near future <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Lionel Messi would love\u00a0to have Neymar back at Barcelona but admitted Paris Saint-Germain are unlikely to let their star asset leave.<\/p>\n
Neymar swapped Camp Nou for Parc des Princes in a world-record \u20ac222m ($253m, \u00a3200m) move back in August 2017.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old spent four successful\u00a0seasons at Barca, winning La Liga twice and the Champions League once, but a desire to step out of\u00a0Messi’s shadow is believed to have motivated his unexpected exit.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Speculation persists that Neymar could yet seek a return to the Blaugrana and his Brazil team-mate Arthur, who linked up with Spanish champions at the start of the season, said this week he was “praying” for the rumours to become reality .<\/p>\n
Messi shares a similar view but holds reservations over the likelihood of PSG sanctioning the transfer.<\/p>\n
“I see it as complicated,” the Barca captain\u00a0said in a wide-ranging interview with Marca .<\/p>\n
“We would love him to come back for what he means, both as a player and for the locker room.<\/p>\n
“We are friends, we have lived very nice moments, others not so much, but we have spent a lot of time together. However, I find it very difficult [for him] to even leave Paris.<\/p>\n
“PSG are not going to let Neymar get taken away.”<\/p>\n