Barcelona are closing in on Santos star Neymar, with the Brazilian booked to travel to Spain this summer to start negotiations with the prestigious club.

Barcelona are closing in on Santos star Neymar, with the Brazilian booked to travel to Spain this summer to start negotiations with the prestigious club.

The 21-year-old has repeated several times he will stay in Brazil until the 2014 World Cup, but this move could be brought forward to the summer 2013 as he wants to prove his worth in Europe.

We share the excitement of Dani Alves who can’t wait to see Messi playing with Neymar.

Manchester City are also interested to land him and are still in the race for the forward.

“Neymar will play at the Confederations Cup this summer and will then take a one-week holiday. He will travel to Barcelona on July 9,” was it revealed by Goal.com.

Barcelona have a €40-50m transfer budget for this summer transfer window, which could be increased by the sales of Victor Valdes, David Villa and Alexis Sanchez.