Spanish giants Barcelona
are ready to make a move for long-term target Neymar.
The Brazilian wonderkid has caught the eye at the London
Olympic Games, firing Brazil
into the quarter-finals with one goal and two assists in their 3-1 win over Belarus .
The 20-year-old Santos
star stole the show with a stunning 25-yard free-kick into the top corner,
before turning provider for Alexandre Pato and Chelsea
new-boy Oscar.
Neymar is widely considered to be the finest up and coming
striker in world football and has been described as Brazil ’s
answer to Barca’s very own Argentine superstar Lionel Messi.
The Santos
forward has indicated that he is ready to stay in Brazil
until the country hosts the 2014 World Cup before seeking a move to Europe
but Barcelona vice-president Jose
Maria Bartomeu says the Catalans will step up their efforts to sign Neymar
after the Games.
“Neymar? We would like to see him joining after the
Olympics,” he said. “If he decides to come to Europe
then we will try to make it Barca,” Bartomeu told Sky Sports.
Neymar is likely to cost in excess of £35 million, with
Barca’s fierce rivals Real Madrid also eyeing the striker.
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