#4 It presents him an opportunity to outclass Messi
Signing for Real Madrid will give the ex-Barcelona man a stage to face-off with Messi. It will present him an opportunity to outclass La Pulga in the Spanish League.
For a long time, Barcelona has been a team built around Messi. When Neymar joined the Catalans from Santos, he played second fiddle to the Argentine. At Barcelona, he was not given a free role as he would have liked. It was Messi's Barcelona, not his.
Once he joins Real, he will become the center of attention. Presumably, he will take up the playmaking role from Isco. He will be the one pulling the strings and he will have a set of exceptional players around him at Real Madrid. That is all Neymar needs to thrive and grow.
If Real Madrid wins the La Liga and Champions League after his arrival, he will mostly be branded the best playmaker in the world and the Ballon d'Or will be up for grabs.