(CNN) -- Brazilian starlet Neymar completed his transfer to Barcelona on Monday and swiftly declared that his aim was to help Lionel Messi continue to be the best footballer on the planet. "Barca are more than a club and a great team and I want to help Messi to continue to be the greatest player in the world," he was quoted as saying by Barcelona's official website. The words may be seen as an attempt to dampen speculation as to how the 21-year-old signing from Brazilian side Santos will fare alongside the four-time World Footballer of the Year. Barcelona legend Johann Cruyff recently stoked the debate when stressing a need to learn from the past as he discussed Neymar's arrival, saying he would not put "two captains on the same ship."
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Neymar signs five-year contract at Barcelona before greeting packed Camp Nou
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Spanish club say transfer cost of $75 million was raised after late interest from Real Madrid
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Barca had initially intended to sign the forward in 2014
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