Alves speaks highly on possible Messi-Neymar tandem

Dani Alves assured that Barcelona needs to sign his fellow countryman Neymar, as he would be a "great help", making the team even "more competitive", and felt that the Santos player would be a great help to Leo Messi in creating danger in attack.

"If he comes, he will be a great help, because he'll be there to back Messi up in attack. Sometimes you need a destabilising agent, something that maybe Neymar has a lot of, compared to other players in the squad", he pointed out during a marketing event.

The Brazilian defender thinks that the Argentine ace and the Brazilian are compatible together, because as well as playing in "different positions", it's always better "to have two phenomenal players than one".

"When two players are good, they understand each other better. They play in different positions. 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."

Along these lines, he disagreed with the idea that the Santos forward was "egocentric" because each Barcelona player must "give his one hundred percent", no matter how big a public image he may have. "Being a great doesn't depend on appearing in the press and being egocentric. If a football player goes to a club thinking that he will be appearing more or less in the press, he is not going to come out a winner", he declared.

Alves also took a moment to talk about his friend Thiago Alcantara, who in the last few weeks has been seen by many with one foot out of the Camp Nou this summer. According to the Brazilian, it would be a mistake if Barçá let him go, as he is "one of the most professional".


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