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Barcelona captain Iniesta on Neymar sale: Mercato gone crazy

Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta admits he's amazed by PSG's swoop for former teammate Neymar.

Iniesta confesses the market has gone "crazy" after seeing Neymar leave for a world record €222m.

He told El Pais: "Is the mercato going crazy? I think so. The sums are surreal...

"Each person is a decision-maker of his future and chooses according to what he considers best for him and his loved ones. There is no discussion. If I do not want to be here, I leave for elsewhere. This can not be discussed by a club.

"I would have liked him to stay with us for another ten years. But it is also necessary to put oneself in his place: 'I am in a perfect situation, I do not need much more, I am in my comfort zone and this change is not easy'.

"It's what he chose, we can not say much more."

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