Barcelona superstar puts Premier League admirers on red alert

Neymar has sensationally confessed he wants to play in the Premier League in the future and has listed Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool as clubs he admires.

United have been chasing Neymar’s signature over the last 12 months and appeared to have lost out on all hope of signing the Brazil international when he put pen to paper on a new five-year deal back in October.

However, Mourinho’s side have been given renewed hope in their pursuit of the Barcelona superstar after Neymar surprisingly paved the way for a Premier League switch in the future.

“The Premier League is a championship that amazes me,” Neymar told The Sun. “I like the playing style and the teams. And who knows, someday, I would like to play at it, yes.

“I admire Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool – these are the teams that are always there fighting. And then you have high-level coaches like Mourinho and [Pep] Guardiola. These are coaches with whom any play would like to work [with].”

Neymar’s performances this season have been called into question by some sections of the footballing audience but his contribution in recent weeks has been world class.

The 25-year-old has scored or assisted eight goals in his last four appearances for Barcelona in all competitions. Not only that, but Neymar is also the highest rated player in Europe’s top five leagues this season (8.49), having completed the most dribbles (125).

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