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Lionel Messi wants reunion with Neymar Jr.

Lionel Messi would love to get Neymar Jr. back at Barcelona. According to Marca (via the Daily Express) Messi got vocal when asked about a potential reunion and quipped that he would love to have the Brazilian back at the Camp Nou though things are a bit too complicated.

Neymar has been linked with both LaLiga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona. It is in this context that Messi talked about a potential reunion. Here's what he said,

"Neymar back to Barcelona? I see it is complicated,

“We would love him to come back for what he means, both as a player and for the locker room.

"We are friends, we lived through nice moments and others not so nice, but we spend a lot of time together.

“However, I find it very difficult for him to leave Paris. PSG is not going to let Neymar go.”

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