Neymar: Messi is one of a kind

Santos striker has revealed his admiration for Barcelona star Lionel Messi and hopes to play alongside him one day.

The in-demand Brazilian star was recently asked to comment on the upcoming Ballon d'Or awards and he singled out Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta for praise but admitted that the Argentine star is, in his opinion, netter than the rest.

"For me, there are three players who are better than the rest: Iniesta, Ronaldo and Messi," Neymar is quoted as saying by Marca.

"But, the best is Messi. There is nobody who can do the things he does. To play alongside Messi would be a dream. Even just training with him would make me very happy," he added.

Messi himself praised Neymar recently and the Santos striker was quick to thank him for it.

"Can you imagine the best in your profession giving you praise? It made me very happy and I can only thank him for his words," he concluded.