Former Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera believes signing Neymar would be a mistake.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward is likely available this summer after another injury hit campaign.

Neymar, who is one of the highest paid players on the planet, has been linked to Chelsea and Man United.

Speaking to Manchester United's Scandinavian supporters club, Herrera said: "When you make a building you have to start from the foundations, and sometimes I saw that the club tried to sign stars and stars and stars but we needed sometimes team players, you know what I mean?

"I don't know if one day I will be something [a coach or director] in my club, in Real Zaragoza, the club that I love – or here in Bilbao, or Manchester, I don't know! – but you can make sure that I will always start from the bottom of the building, from the first step, because you need the basis to create something important.

"We can see even Manchester City, it's painful for us, very, very painful, but they started from the back. You remember when they signed Kyle Walker, when they signed Vincent Kompany, Nicolas Otamendi, Fernandinho. They are not going to make you win trophies, but without them you are not going to win, that's for sure.

"And now I think United have done it, with Lisandro Martinez – I love Lisandro! – and I love Casemiro, the way he plays: for the club, for the badge. But sometimes I saw that they tried to sign stars when we needed a base, something to make those stars shine."