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Neymar plays down possible England move - 'I've a long road to walk for Barcelona'

Barcelona star Neymar has poured cold water on a potential future move to the Premier League.

The Brazilian forward, 23, took to the Emirates Stadium pitch against Chile in an international friendly on Sunday which saw him pitted against former Barcelona teammate Alexis Sanchez.

Neymar admitted he was delighted to see his good friend performing so well with Arsenal but stopped short of suggesting he could be joining him in England one day soon.

"Alexis is a big friend and someone who I had the privilege of playing with at Barcelona," he said.

"We used to get along very well on and off the field, so I'm very happy to see him so well at Arsenal.

"As for playing in England myself, I'm very happy playing for Barcelona and I still have a long road to walk here."

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