Barcelona vice-president Jordi Cardoner admits the players pushed the board to bring back Neymar last summer.

It's been confirmed Barca twice had offers for Neymar turned down by PSG.

And Cardoner says it was the players who were eager to see the deal happen.

He told Catalunya Ràdio: "Neymar, in addition to having a good relationship with the locker room, is a great player.

"Hence our desire to have him in our ranks. The players have suggested him to us, but we are the ones who weigh the pros and cons."