Lionel Messi Says Neymar Can Become the Best Footballer in the World

With four Ballon d'Ors to his name, Lionel Messi is used to people calling him the best footballer in the world.

However, now Messi has revealed that he sees similar qualities in his Barcelona team-mate, Neymar, and has backed the Brazilian to become the world's best player. 

Messi revealed how highly he rates Neymar on Barcelona's official Twitter account. 

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Messi: “I think that with his quality and fitness, @Neymarjr will become the best in the world” #FCBLive pic.twitter.com/SNdqDJ1u11

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 2, 2014"

At 27, Messi is five years Neymar's senior, and the younger man has talked of his desire to learn from Messi while at the Camp Nou.

Many people have compared the mentoring relationship between to the two South Americans stars to that of Ronaldinho and Messi when the Argentine was still a young player making his name at Barcelona. 

To illustrate the point, a nice picture comparing the two double-acts has gone viral in recent days. 

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Ronaldinho: "I helped Messi become the best and I know he will do the same with Neymar." pic.twitter.com/0kqoK3fjcO

— Football Related (@FootbaIIRelated) October 2, 2014"