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Eric Cantona Questions Neymar's PSG Transfer, Says Ligue 1 Doesn't Interest Him

French football icon Eric Cantona has detailed his surprise as to why record-breaker Neymar departed Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain in a £200 million deal over the summer.

Former Leeds and Manchester United forward Cantona also played in his native Ligue 1 with the likes of Marseille and Auxerre, but he told Yahoo Sport (h/t MailOnline's Robert Cottingham) he was confused by Neymar's decision to move:

"When you are 25 years old and play for Brazil and Barcelona you wonder a little why he has come to France, to play against Guingamp or Amiens.