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Joey Barton has suddenly become a huge Neymar fan, two years after calling him “cat p*ss”

Published 18:45 21 Nov 2015 GMT

Darragh Murphy
Joey Barton has suddenly become a huge Neymar fan, two years after calling him “cat p*ss”

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What a difference 32 months makes.

Joey Barton is redefining the term "proven wrong" as Barcelona forward Neymar has quickly developed into one of the greatest players in the world. Over two years ago, the outspoken Burnley midfielder explained how he didn't rate the Brazilian. https://twitter.com/Joey7Barton/status/316297733919109123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Neymar provided a composed finish to move himself even further ahead at the top of La Liga's goalscoring stakes in El Clasico and Barton jokingly claimed to have been a Neymar fan all along. https://twitter.com/Joey7Barton/status/668126348360204288

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Joey Barton has suddenly become a huge Neymar fan, two years after calling him "cat p*ss"