Madrid (AFP)
"Neymar will always be welcome" at Barça, said Uruguayan striker FC Barcelona Luis Suarez, currently injured and confined to his home, in an interview with the newspaper Mundo Deportivo on Wednesday.
"'Ney', everyone knows him, we know how much affection he has in the locker room. He is an indisputable player, and he still has a lot to demonstrate. He will always be welcome in the locker room , we really appreciate it, "insisted the Uruguayan center-forward (33), who is recovering from a meniscus operation on the right knee.
"It's difficult to talk about the players today ... Talking about who might come in this situation is complicated. But I can comment on the players, and they are huge players," replied the Uruguayan striker, questioned on rumors of the return of the Brazilian star of Paris Saint-Germain Neymar, 28, to Catalonia.
Suarez also spoke about Argentinian Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez, 22, whose name also travels around Barça.
"Lautaro is a player who goes up to Italy, he is a very spectacular mobile center forward and it reflects the great striker that he is. There is no question of incompatibility, he must be glad that a club like Barça wants it, "said the striker of" Celeste ".
"There will always be a healthy rivalry between us, and as long as we all aim for the same objective, that is to say to win everything, the players who come to help the team achieve its objectives and to strengthen us will always be welcome, "said Suarez.
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