"I think it's a question for the coach. The coach must give the answer to what he wants on the field, how he wants to play," former Real striker Fernando Morientes told Goal last week.

"If you ask me, I would love to play with two centre-forwards and two wingers. So, for me the key player for that would be Neymar, even Mbappe."

And with divisions in the dressing room between Brazilians and French players, it may be only a matter of time before one of the two moves on.

If anything, Neymar needs Real Madrid right now much more than Real Madrid need Neymar. A move back to one of the world's traditional powers could help the 26-year-old focus again and become the star he looked certain to develop into at Barcelona.

Alongside Messi at Barca, Neymar was a more mature man and also a better team player. And what has happened since has shown that he probably left too soon. Because he still has a lot to learn and unless he changes his attitude soon, his career could be on a slippery slope.

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