Emery: Neymar has to be the leader at PSG Ligue 1 Has opened up on his time in France

Unai Emery has stated that he believes Neymar has to be the leader for Paris Saint-Germain, not only on the pitch but for the whole institution.

He referred to some advice given to him by former Real Madrid player, coach and director Jorge Valdano.

"Jorge Valdano gave me this analysis one day, that the leader at Barcelona is Lionel Messi, that the leader at Real Madrid is Florentino Perez and that the leader at Atletico Madrid is Diego Simeone," Emery said in an interview with The Tactical Room.

"That's a player, a president and a coach, each one with a different way of leading.

"I realise when I am the main person in a group and I realise when I'm not.

"It's a process that every coach has to go through.

"In each club you have to know the role you play and the role you give to the rest of the group.

"My opinion is that the leader at PSG is called Neymar, or, to be more exact, the leader will be called Neymar, because he is currently becoming this figure.

"Neymar arrived at PSG to be the leader and to experience the necessary process to become the best player in the world.

"It's a process that still needs a little time to finish.

"At Manchester City the boss is Pep Guardiola and at PSG the leader has to be Neymar."

He also discussed PSG's quest for the Champions League and revealed something that Guardiola told him last year.

"He told me that to win the Champions League Barcelona had to live through two crucial moments, the Jose Mari Bakero goal against Kaiserslautern [in 1991/92] and the Andres Iniesta goal against Chelsea [in 2008/09].

"We've lacked this objective at PSG, having a 'Bakero moment'.

"To become a big team, there's a need to go through moments like these."

Emery will leave PSG at the end of this season, having fallen at the last 16 stage in both European campaigns, against Barcelona and against Real Madrid.