Neymar enjoys reunion with ‘brothers’

London : Barcelona’s once formidable attacking trio of Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi were reunited as PSG’s £198million striker caught up with his old team-mates.

The La Liga club and Neymar himself shared pictures of the homecoming on Instagram.

He added the caption: ‘Those were the days, I was sharing the news with Suarez and Messi. Good to see you brothers.’

 The 25-year-old is now the main man in Ligue 1, helping Unai Emery’s side to an early lead in the title race. 

But Neymar is currently serving a suspension for a sending off which has given him some time to visit Catalonia.

No doubt Ernesto Valverde’s squad had plenty to catch up on with the most expensive player of all time given his acrimonious departure from the Spanish club and change of scenery in the French capital. 

The Barcelona hierarchy were known to have a fractious relationship with Neymar and his representatives, so it comes as a surprise to see him welcomed back with open arms. 

Plenty of fans also took to social media to criticise the player as well as the club, with many feeling a sense of betrayal from the former Santos poacher.

He has adapted rapidly to life in Paris with seven goals and five assists in the league, also helping the table-toppers to a three point advantage in Group B of the Champions League.

A dismissal against Marseille is the only black mark on Neymar’s start to life with his new team. 

He reacted angrily to a challenge from behind from Lucas Ocampos in the 87th minute and sent the Argentine winger tumbling to the ground in retribution, picking up his second yellow of the game.

The talented Sao Paulo born forward subsequently missed PSG’s win over Nice but is in line to return against Angers.