""There was a moment when we already knew he was leaving. With the 'se queda' photo, we already knew he was out," Suarez, who played alongside Neymar in the 2016-17 season, told the Post United. "We were in pre-season, and all the commotion surrounding Neymar's future caught us by surprise. Se queda. pic.twitter.com/RtPHUr9iTH - Gerard Piqué (@3gerardpique) July 23, 2017 "But there was a moment when we already knew he was leaving. We started telling Pique he didn't have the balls to post it, and he did.""
"Suarez also revealed that there were attempts to get Neymar to stay and extend his largely successful time at Camp Nou, but they were unable to persuade him. "There were close team-mates who tried to convince him to stay, and I also think he should have stayed. "He was going to be huge at Barca. He was soon going to be number one." Neymar spent six years at PSG, netting 118 times in all competitions for them before moving to Al-Hilal, where he struggled with injury. He returned to his boyhood club, Santos, in January."
Barcelona players were aware of Neymar's impending departure before Gerard Piqué posted a photo on July 23, 2017 captioned 'he stays'. Weeks later Neymar completed a record-breaking move to Paris Saint-Germain for a reported €222m. Neymar scored 105 goals in 186 appearances across four seasons at Barcelona. Teammates attempted to convince him to extend his time at Camp Nou but were unsuccessful. Players reportedly taunted Piqué into posting 'he stays' despite knowing Neymar would depart. Neymar spent six years at PSG, scoring 118 times, then moved to Al-Hilal, suffered injuries, and returned to Santos in January.
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