Santos striker Neymar, who is a target for Barcelona and Real Madrid, is the "Justin Bieber" of world football, according to Joey Barton.
Neymar, who is out of contract in 2014, is arguably the most sought after player in world football today and has also been linked with the likes of Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Juventus, Manchester City, rivals Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain in recent months.
The 21-year-old is valued at £50million, but Barton, who is currently on loan at Marseille from QPR, has blasted the Brazil international after watching him play in Monday's friendly with Russia.
Barton wrote on Twitter: "Neymar is the Justin Bieber of football. Brilliant on the old You Tube. Cat piss in reality..."
He later tweeted: "Its amazing what some decent you tube footage can achieve. I'll have to get one up doing some keepy-ups in the garden...
"Neymar's actually been one of their livelier players tonight... But people should stop chatting pony. He isn't in the same stratosphere as the boy Messi and that Ronaldo fella..."
And he later told followers: "Stop going on about goals in Brazil Lge as well. I once scored 77 in 1 season in the Rainhill and Byrne u14 league and thats a stronger comp."
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