Former Brazil star says Neymar is better than Romario and Ronaldo

Neymar during the International Friendly match between South Africa and Brazil at FNB Stadium on March 05, 2014 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

BARCELONA forward Neymar is a better player than Brazil greats Ronaldo and Romario says countryman, and former Selecao star, Tostao.

The 69-year-old believes that Neymar possesses the skill set to become the country’s greatest ever – other than Pele.

At the age of 24, Neymar has already accomplished a great deal and sits just behind Ronaldo and Romario in Brazil’s all-time goalscoring charts. 

“I do not know whether Neymar will become the best player in the world, but there is no doubt about it that he is a phenomenon and a spectacular player,” Tostao told El Pais.

“He has all the skills an attacker needs to have. He shoots well, is intelligent, passes well, draws fouls and is very fast. He might not be there just yet, but he can become Brazil’s greatest ever since Pele.

“He is better than Romario and Ronaldo, more complete. He has it all. Romario and Ronaldo were great at certain specific things.

“He is not the best in the world right now because of the presence of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. But he is better than others who were the best in the world in their days, like Rivaldo, Kaka and Luis Figo.

“Of course, he still has room for improvement, but his figures are impressive.” Kickoff