Chelsea target Neymar performs transfer u-turn by claiming he wants to stay in Brazil

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Brazil attacker Neymar has done a u-turn by insisting that he wishes to remain at Santos, instead of making a move to Chelsea.

The 19-year-old impressed in his maiden performance in England when he bagged a brace in his country’s victory over Scotland at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

The youngster, a long-term Chelsea target, has since admitted that he would welcome a move to Stamford Bridge.

Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro de Oliveira has attempted to discourage the teenager from making a move away from the club, and the player himself has now expressed his intention to stay in his homeland.

“I still have no desire to play in Europe; I am happy in Brazil and at Santos,” Neymar told the Brazilian media.

“My only real happiness is in Brazil and proposals from clubs are not enough to get me to move.”