Neymar
The vice-president of Santos, Odilio Rodrigues, has confirmed that the Brazilian club has rejected Barcelona’s second bid, for their star forward Neymar.
It is looking increasingly possible, that the attacker would be lining up along with Lionel Messi at the Nou Camp, but Santos are not making it easy, after they threw out the Catalans’ €20 million fee offer.
“Santos analysed [Barca’s] bid that we received and it doesn’t meet our estimation,” he told reporters. “It was not accepted.
“We only had only one offer on the table [previously] and the club’s committee understands that it is not what we want. Neymar remains part of the club – he has a contract running until 2014.”
It is indeed a dicey situation, as Neymar’s current contract runs out next year and he can leave the club on a free. However, Rodrigues revealed that Barca’s rivals, Real Madrid, were also interested in the forward.
“Real Madrid are interested, but we only speak about facts,” he said.
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