Neymar skills: Incredible video of Brazil star's silkiest tricks goes viral

Neymar is the silkiest baller of his generation.

It’s not a topic that’s up for debate really. Ever since his days as a teenager on the beaches of Brazil, Neymar has been known to European football fans for his quick feet and samba moves.

In many ways, he was and has been Ronaldinho’s heir. Bursting onto the scene at around the same moment that the famous icon bowed out.

However, whilst Ronaldinho will always be world famous and at his peak probably had the edge over Neymar, there’s certainly an argument to suggest his successor has enjoyed the more successful career.

Neymar made his dream switch to Barcelona in 2013 for a fee of around £79 million.

In Catalunya, he linked up with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, where the iconic ‘MSN’ trio wreaked havoc across the La Liga and the European scene throughout the following four seasons.

Whilst the Brazilian was undoubtedly operating in the shadow of the great Messi, he still racked up some outrageous numbers for Barcelona.

Across his four seasons at the club he scored 105 goals and assisted a further 76 in just 186 games. Not bad going, ey?

His flashy playing style combined with the obscene numbers he was posting, eventually drew comparisons between him and Messi in the public eye. An issue which would force Neymar to make a world record switch to Paris-Saint Germain.

It’s here where most people suggest Neymar’s career began to go downhill, but in fact his goal to game ratio is even better in Paris.

A mighty 100 goals and 60 assists means he averages more than one goal contribution per game – an impressive feat for any player.

And when you consider his Brazil record, well, he’s the best they’ve ever had by those metrics, simple as.

So, when you’ve got a player that