Pele reckons Santos wonderkid Neymar can be as good as Lionel
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Real Madrid and Barcelona have tracked his rise into the
national team, along with Chelsea and Manchester City.
But Pele believes his talent will suffer if he decides to switch
to England.
Pele, who also made his name with Santos, said: "He can be a
great player.
"He can be like Messi or Ronaldo, no doubt.
"But I think it's a little complicated for him to move to a club
in England or Italy at the moment. The marking is very tight
there.
"He would find that a little difficult because he's very
young.
"The game is very physical in England and Italy. Maybe in
Holland or France or even Spain it would be better for him."
Santos have always insisted they want to keep hold of Neymar and
make him the best player in the world.
But Pele added: "I think it is very difficult to keep him in
Brazil. Santos is my team and he started there with us.
"I hope he stays there until more or less the 2014 World Cup but
it will be a little difficult to keep him here.
"He hasn't reached his potential yet, but he is already an
excellent player."