Barcelona vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu has admitted that the Catalan club will be in the running to sign Brazilian striker Neymar if and when he decides to leave Santos.
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The Spanish league leaders have been following the 21-year-old Brazilian international for some time and could make a bid to land him this summer despite the fact that his contract with Santos expires in 2014.
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"He is a player that all managers would want," Bartomeu told Barcelona Televisio.
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"When he says we want to leave Santos, Barca will be there trying to sign him."
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Indeed a €10 million payment in Barca's annual accounts attributed to 'signed commitments' has been rumoured to have been a down payment to Santos.
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However, Bartomeu denied that any move for Neymar would inevitably result in David Villa leaving the club.
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Villa has struggled to find a regular place in the side since returning from a broken tibia at the start of the season and Spain's all-time leading scorer has been closely linked with a move to Arsenal come the summer.
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Bartomeu is hoping that is not the case, although he accepted Villa would not be kept against his will.
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"The coaches want him to stay next season and those thereafter, but neither will we keep hold of a player who is uncomfortable."
They should do that on time cos its like they need him urgently