new deal, insisting they would be "crazy" not to reward the
24-year-old with a contract extension.
The Brazilian forward's current deal expires in 2018, with
Goal.com exclusively reporting on January 29 that the club are on the verge of a sponsorship agreement with Qatar Airways that will allow them to negotiate improved terms with the former Santos star.
Neymar's father revealed on Thursday that Manchester
United had launched a €190 million offer for his son in the
last summer transfer window, and Alves has now called on
Barca to step up their negotiations with the 24-year-old.
He is quoted by ESPN as saying: "Neymar is living his
dream. When he was thinking about leaving, I told him to
look at how Brazilians have always done better at Barca
than at other clubs. Here you must understand football.
"He has two years left on his contract, but if they do not give
him a new one, they are crazy. Neymar will succeed Messi,
as he is very good. Nobody is capable of doing what he can
do."
Alves also discussed his fractious relationship with the
media in Spain, having previously ranted at what he labelled
"f****** rubbish" coverage in the aftermath of his side's 4-1
win over Espanyol in January.
He added: "I have had disagreements with journalists, but
they annoy me so much when they don't talk about football.
"You cannot show such disrespect. For me it is rubbish, not
football. Football is something else. They do things to be
controversial and sell more. I was wrong to generalise. But
those I was referring to are rubbish journalists."
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