Barcelona striker, Luiz Suarez, said Neymar did everything possible to return to Barcelona before the European transfer window closed.
Paris Saint-Germain retained the Brazil superstar despite strong speculation he would leave, two years after joining from Barca for a world-recordu €222 million fee.
Neymar was reportedly the subject of a series of offers from the Catalans, whose La Liga rivals Real Madrid were also said to be interested in and there were even rumours the player offered up to €20m (£18.1m/$20m) of his own money to facilitate a transfer back to the Spanish champions.
There has long been speculation Neymar regretted his decision to leave Barca in 2017 and Suarez confirmed team-mates warned him about making the move to Paris.
“We talked about it at the time,” Suarez told Fox Sports Radio in Argentina.
“We told him that there would be no place better than at Barcelona. But it’s his decision and he chose that.
“Now, he did everything possible to return.”
