Ronaldinho was one of the main individuals on the planet to foresee that Lionel Messi would get to be one of the world's genuinely extraordinary players.
A while ago when the Brazilian was at the pinnacle of his forces, in 2005, he told columnists that he wasn't the best player in world football since he wasn't even the best at the Camp Nou.
He was, obviously, alluding to a high school Messi who, now, was still a generally obscure amount outside of Barcelona.
At the time it seemed like a humble at the same time, eventually, hyperbolic remark from the two-time FIFA World Player of the Year.
Ronaldinho, except for Zinedine Zidane, was boulevards in front of other people on the planet and Messi, while clearly skilled, had far to go before he could be contrasted with his partner.
RONALDINHO WAS SPOT ON ABOUT MESSI
Yet, it worked out that Ronaldinho wasn't as a rule excessively humble; he truly trusted it.
Messi, obviously, would go ahead to wind up the best player of his era and ostensibly the finest footballer ever.
RONALDINHO: MESSI IS THE BEST OF HIS ERA
Yet, is there a player that Ronaldinho sees achieving the same level as or notwithstanding surpassing Messi throughout the following couple of years?
The 36-year-old cases there is one player who can scale the same statures as the five-time Ballon d'Or champ, in spite of the fact that he holds back before saying it's conceivable to take off considerably higher than the Argentina global.
Inquired as to whether Messi is the best player ever, Ronaldinho is cited by Catalan daily paper Sport as saying: "Each time has its best player. Every one was the best of their time. What's more, Leo is the best of now."
RONALDINHO: NEYMAR CAN REACH MESSI'S LEVEL
The point of discussion then swung to Neymar.
"I think he will achieve Leo's level," Ronaldinho conceded. "He will be the best in time. He's young and he's won a considerable measure. In the same way as other others, however, he's awful to be around in the period of Messi."
Neymar surely has the ability to go near Messi's level, yet the Brazilian must turn out to be significantly more reliable keeping in mind the end goal.
The previous Santos star, now 24, has been flawlessly substance to stay in Messi's shadow following touching base at the Camp Nou in the mid year of 2013, yet in the long run rising as the club's principle man will be essential on the off chance that he's to build up his status as a record-breaking extraordinary.
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