Neymar talks up playing reunion with Inter Miami’s Messi

Brazilian striker Neymar said on Saturday he would like to play with Inter Miami's Lionel Messi again in the future.

The two are good friends and played together at Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, but will not face each other in this summer's Copa América after the Brazil international suffered a knee injury last October.

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Since signing Messi in the summer of 2023, Miami has added his former Barcelona teammates Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Luis Suárez to the squad.

Asked about Messi bringing his friends to Inter Miami and whether he would like to play with him again, Neymar told ESPN Argentina: “I hope we can play together again. Leo is a great person, everyone knows him in football and I think he is very happy and if he is happy, I am too.

The Al Hilal striker, who is not expected to return to action until August, attended the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday.

Neymar and Messi won league titles at PSG but failed to deliver the club Champions League success.

The 32-year-old said he and Messi “went through hell” during their time together at PSG.

Both players left the club in 2023, with Messi joining MLS and Neymar signing a two-year deal with Saudi side Al Hilal.

Brazil's all-time leading scorer, Neymar expressed interest in playing in MLS when he was at PSG.

When asked last year if he would like to retire in Brazil, Neymar, 30, responded on the site Swampohmenos podcast: “I don't know. I have some doubts about it. I don't know if I will play in Brazil again.

Actually, I would love to play in the United States. I would love to play there at least for a season.”