Xavi Hernandez has revealed that Neymar broke the news that he wanted to quit FC Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain at Lionel Messi’s wedding.
The Brazilian became the most expensive footballer in history when he joined the French giants in August, following what was a long transfer debacle.
Xavi and Neymar were both present for Messi’s big day in July, shortly before the world-record transfer went through, and the former Spain international claims that it was made clear that day the forward would not be sticking around in Catalonia.
“He said to us at Messi’s wedding that he wanted to change, he wanted to change the club,” he said, according to BBC
“I said to him: ‘But why?’ (His response was) ‘Well, I’m not happy in Barcelona, I want to go out and have a new experience with PSG.’
“Finally, It was his decision, we must respect it. And I think with Neymar, with Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain has a great chance to win the Champions League.”
Messi married childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo on June 30 in a wedding attended by Neymar, Xavi and a number of other Barcelona team-mates past and present, little more than a month before the Brazilian completed his world-record €222 million move to Paris on August 3.
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