Paris St. Germain need a star like Neymar, says coach Unai Emery

Barcelona striker Neymar

Paris Saint Germain need to sign a player of the calibre of Neymar or Kylian Mbappe in their quest to win the Champions League, according to their coach Unai Emery. In an interview published in French sports daily L'Equipe yesterday, Emery named Neymar as a world top-five player, just the class PSG needed to become a top European power. He was speaking amid reports in Brazil and Spain that PSG were on the way to clinching a sensational deal to prise Neymar away from Barcelona.

"If we want to rival Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid and win the Champions League we need to buy one of the top five players in the world today," Emery said after watching his side edge Roma on penalties in a friendly in the United States. "Neymar has advanced his game massively and today he is one of the five best in the world. Our president is working hard to attract top players and our fans would be content to count on a new top player to go along with the talent we have," he said.

Earlier this week Neymar attempted to quell the rising speculation about his future by telling Goal.com that he was happy at Barcelona.