Brazilian legend Ronaldinho believes Liverpool’s star Philippe Countinho is the ideal replacement for his compatriot at Barcelona.
Ronaldinho says: “There are only very few players in the world who can replace Neymar - and I have said that I think Coutinho could play for them.
“He is at a level where he could come and fill the gap left by Neymar - but Liverpool will know his worth and after the fees of this summer it will cost Barcelona.”
Ronaldinho, a World Cup winner in 2002, switched from PSG to Barcelona in 2003 and says Neymar sought his advice before making the move.
I have played for both clubs and of course Barcelona are the bigger team historically, Rinaldinho said, but both clubs are now at a level where they are competing for the biggest trophies.
“I told him (Neymar) that he had to make the right decision for him.
I did not want to advise him either way - I have just told him to follow his heart and hopefully that is what he has done.
“There is no doubt that Barcelona will try and replace Neymar - but the problem they have is that clubs now know their financial position.
"The fee for Neymar has been made public and opposition clubs will know that Barcelona have all that money - they are not going to let their best players go cheaply.”
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