Rexach: "I would rather sign Neymar than Antoine Griezmann"

Rexach: "I would rather sign Neymar than Antoine Griezmann"

Los pros y los contras del fichaje de Neymar por el Barça / | Maite Jiménez

Carles Rexach continues to his attack of the Atletico striker for the way he treated both clubs last summer

Carles Rexach, an advisor for FC Barcelona, continues his battle against the signing of Antoine Griezmann.

In declarations to Esportes Copa, Rexach said: "Neymar now regrets his decision to leave. But Griezmann's case is even worse. He made a special show only to stay at Atletico Madrid last season and now he wants to join Barça. The train only passes through that station once."

"We knew his flaws and virtues," Rexach said about Neymar. "It's better to rely on the devil you know. He knows he made a mistake and that there's only two or three teams who hold the same pulling power of Barça, maybe Real Madrid and a couple more."

On which of the two he'd rather sign, Rexach was unsurprisingly very blunt. "Neymar has the advantage because he's a skilful player, who gets in behind and is more complete. Whereas Griezmann looks like someone who only fits into the role that Messi currently operates in."