The pair were teammates at PSG. The former Barcelona star now plays for Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League.
Asked about the best player he faced, Buffon told Il Corriere della Sera: “I played with three generations, how can I say that? Zidane, Ronaldo, Messi, CR7, Iniesta…”
When asked to choose one, he added: “Neymar. For the player and the boy he is, he should have won five Ballon d'Ors.”
When he rejected Barca, Buffon also recalled: “I received an offer from Barcelona to become second goalkeeper: I liked the idea of playing with Messi, after CR7. However, one day I was driving and on the On the radio they played a Jovanotti song that I really liked and hadn't heard in ten years: 'Bella'.
“I looked up and saw the Parma sign on the highway. It was a sign. And that's how I ended my career, where it all started.”
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