PSG forward Neymar says he wanted to re-join Barcelona in the summer so he could be "happy".
The Brazil international swapped the Camp Nou for the Parc des Princes for a world-record fee of £198m in 2017.
“I understand what they [the club’s fans] are feeling. I’m trying to understand this, but I ask them to understand me too,” he told OTRO.
“When you’re not happy, whatever work you do, you try to leave, to work elsewhere to change jobs. That’s what I wanted to do. I was trying to find happiness, but in the end I stayed and, I as I said, I’ll do my best.
“It’s like the situation between a man and a woman; it’s part of the relationship. We fight, then we make peace and the love comes back.
“He's an incredible kid, he's joyful, he's happy,” he added. "Not to mention his football, which is amazing.
"We get along really well both on and off the pitch. I think this makes thing easier, for our game, for our team, because we always help each other, and this is reflected in our team, of course.”
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