"That's what he tried to do": Dani Alves delivers verdict on Neymar and potential Barcelona move

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Dani Alves recently spoke to Business Insider and spoke about his career.

One of the topics discussed was his former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain teammate, Neymar Junior, and he claimed the Brazilian believes the 27-year-old superstar is bound to return to Catalonia.

What did he say?

Alves is a figure well known in the whole Barcelona community and the footballing world in general.

He spent eight years at the Camp Nou and after a stint with Paris Saint-Germain, where he was reunited with his compatriot Neymar, he returned back home to Brazil, where he currently plays his football.

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At the age of 36, Alves has a well-decorated career behind him, having won practically everything with the Blaugrana and actually being dubbed the most decorated player in the world.

When speaking to Business Insider, however, Neymar was at the centre of the interview.

Whenever Neymar is concerned, so too are Barcelona.

Alves believes that his good friend and ex-teammate will definitely return to the Camp Nou because, after all, that’s exactly where his happiness is.

Here’s what he said in full:

“I believe he’d find happiness in continuing the success he had there a couple of years ago. When you are happy somewhere you try to go back to the place you were happy, and I think that’s what he tried to do.”, Alves said and continued: “I’m sure if in the future he wishes to go back he will be able to.”

A transfer bound to happen

Barcelona’s attempts and desires to get Neymar back to the club in the summer were hardly a secret.

After all, their club CEO Oscar Grau said so himself in a recent interview in which he stated Barcelona did everything they could to make the transfer happen.

Unfortunately for Neymar and the Catalans, it wasn’t to be, but Alves still believes Neymar will eventually end up at the Camp Nou, one way or the other.

Seeing how he’s pretty close to the 27-year-old superstar himself, Alves’ words just might have some truth to them.

If that is truly the case, another transfer saga is bound to happen once the upcoming windows open.

Will Barcelona get their man this time around?

We’ll have to wait and see.

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