Why Neymar is not close to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

#2 Teammates

Ronaldo took a lot of inspiration from his teammates at Manchester United

Teammates often play an integral role in the success story of a player. Consider Ronaldo at Manchester United, apart from Sir Alex Ferguson, he also had players like Giggs and Scholes to guide and support him.

Messi, coming from the La Masia had greats like Puyol, Ronaldinho, and Xavi by his side to support him. Now if you really think properly, ignoring the stories of Neymar playing under Messi's shadow, the Brazilian had a better peer group at Barcelona than currently at PSG.

At Barcelona, Neymar was surrounded by match winners and players who had the hunger to be the best individually. Whereas, at PSG his best mates are Dani Alves and Thiago Silva, who are nearing the end of their careers. It's not that Alves and Silva lack the determination but they have already achieved what they desired. Neymar has top quality players like Verrati and Mbappe, who could be vital for his so-far lonely journey.

Players don't cancel each other out, rather they drive each other to greater paths, Neymar should respect Cavani for his talent and experience because the Uruguayan can teach him a lot about the game.

Neymar has not been taking advantage of his world-class teammates and due to this, he may fail to reach his full potential.