{"id":431992,"date":"2011-05-29T09:12:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-29T09:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/29\/chelsea-closing-in-on-23m-deal-for-santos-striker-neymar-report\/"},"modified":"2011-05-29T09:12:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-29T09:12:00","slug":"chelsea-closing-in-on-23m-deal-for-santos-striker-neymar-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/29\/chelsea-closing-in-on-23m-deal-for-santos-striker-neymar-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea closing in on \u00a323m deal for Santos striker Neymar &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h4>29 May 2011 10:12:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"62.4574704142\">\n<div readability=\"14.5454545455\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Neymar - Brazil (Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/127200\/127251_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Neymar &#8211; Brazil (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"18.6300114548\"><em>For all the latest reports and transfer rumours, visit our dedicated section <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2559\/rumours\/archive\/1\">here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/96\/chelsea\">Chelsea<\/a> are preparing a \u00a323 million bid for Brazilian starlet <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/brazil\/29839\/neymar\">Neymar<\/a> this summer, according to <em>The Sun<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year old, who currently plays for Santos, has emerged as Brazil&#8217;s most sought after young prospect having impressed for both club and country in the last 18 months.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues are thought to have had a bid of \u00a319 million rejected by the iconic South American side last summer but are confident that an increased fee will be enough to convince the club to relinquish their prize asset.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea&#8217;s owner Roman Abramovich is reportedly a big fan of the youngster and is willing to become personally involved in any negotiations that take place with both the player and his club.<\/p>\n<p>A source at Chelsea told <em>The Sun<\/em>: &#8220;Roman is ready to get personally involved to clinch the signing of Neymar.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;He&#8217;s aiming to talk with him next month to prove how much he is wanted.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Neymar has been linked with a whole host of top European clubs, including Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/05\/29\/2508468\/chelsea-closing-in-on-23m-deal-for-santos-striker-neymar\" title=\"Chelsea closing in on \u00a323m deal for Santos striker Neymar - report\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea closing in on \u00a323m deal for Santos striker Neymar &#8211; report<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 29 May 2011 10:12:00 Neymar &#8211; Brazil (Getty Images) Related Links Teams Players For all the latest reports and transfer rumours, visit our dedicated section here Chelsea are preparing a \u00a323 million bid for Brazilian starlet Neymar this summer, according to The Sun . 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