Neymar has made the shock admission that he "hesitated and asked not to leave" Barcelona before joining Paris Saint-Germain.
The Brazilian completed a world-record £198million transfer back in 2017 as PSG set about becoming a powerhouse on the European stage.
Neymar was keen to get out of Lionel Messi's shadow and wanted a new challenge in France.
But two years on the 27-year-old forward has admitted that there were moments when he had cold feet prior to the transfer going through.
"I left because I wanted a new challenge, the challenge to win and find something new, to find new tests," Neymar told Fox Sports.
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"Barcelona is a club that has always fascinated me, and I still love it today. But at that time I wanted to try something new and that's why I decided to leave.
"It was very difficult to make that decision, there were even moments when I hesitated and asked not to leave.
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"I was like that for about two weeks before deciding to go to Paris."
Neymar has won the league in France but is yet to taste success on the continent with PSG, who have flopped in the Champions League in the last two seasons.
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In Neymar's first season at the club PSG crashed out of the competition in the last-16 at the hands of Real Madrid. Neymar missed the decider through injury.
While this season PSG were knocked out of Europe at the same stage against Manchester United. Again, Neymar missed the decider through injury.
