Neymar's documentary was recently released on Netflix, in which his father said that Neymar did not leave Barca in the first place to escape Messi's shadow.
The elder Neymar said: "Neymar did not leave Barca at my request, it was his comfort zone at that time, he just wanted to jump out of his comfort zone. ”
"He never wanted to be better than Messi, and he didn't leave Barca to get out of Messi's shadow, on the contrary, Neymar actually admired Messi."