Neymar move to Barcelona ´impossible´

Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro says striker Neymar joining Barcelona before 2014 is 'impossible'.







The Brazilian has scored 83 goals for Santos in just 144 domestic appearances, form that has seen him become a regular for his country.



And the 20-year-old hit the headlines again for his impressive performances at the London Olympics, in which he has netted two goals in three matches for Brazil.



Despite the fact that Barcelona have publicly expressed their desire to lure the prodigy to the Nou Camp, Ribeiro says any pursuit of the contracted star will be fruitless, at least for the time being.



"Neymar is a phenomenon and I'm sure that given his performances at the Olympics, this year he will be ranked among the top three players in the world - and we will not be selling him," Ribeiro told Mundo Deportivo.



"Sandro Rosell (Barcelona president) is a very intelligent man and has enough information available to him to avoid wasting time trying to talk with Neymar (about moving) now.



"Neymar leaving before 2014 is impossible."



Ribeiro also says he is happy to risk the striker leaving for free at the end of the contract, insisting that the exposure and potential for success would be worth it.



"What Neymar will generate for Santos in the next few years offsets the prospect of him leaving for nothing," he said.



"Besides, Neymar is happy here and we still have not lost hope of him continuing with us. Either way, Neymar will be free to decide his future in 2014."

Ganso suggests he will stay

Brazil midfielder Ganso has indicated that he now plans to remain at Santos.



Ganso, 22, had looked set for a transfer, with his representative, Delcir Sonda, telling Radio Estadao ESPN earlier this month that the player would not make any further appearances for the club.



Several clubs in Europe were monitoring his situation, and ESPN understands several clubs in England have expressed an interest in the player, but Ganso wrote on Twitter that he had not asked to leave Santos and he has now suggested he plans to remain at the club.



"I heard a lot of things that were not correct," Ganso, currently with the Brazil squad at the Olympics, told a press conference. "Twitter was just a way for me to show to everyone what I was thinking and feeling.



"Today, my future is at Santos. I have a contract until 2015, and right now I am focused on winning the gold at the Olympic Games for the Selecao."

Ganso to leave Santos

Linked with Manchester United and Chelsea in recent times, Santos star Paulo Henrique Ganso has played his last game for Santos according to his agent Delcir Sonda.



Ganso, 22, has been in dispute with the São Paulo state outfit after failing to agree terms on a new deal with the club after rejecting an offer of around US$150,000 a month.



His agent, Sonda, is part of player-rights agency DIS who currently own 55% of the player’s economic rights and are now looking to buy-out Ganso’s contract, before moving the high-profile playmaker to pastures new.



“Ganso will not play for Santos again. That is guaranteed. He could play for Inter [of Brazil]. I am negotiating his purchase from Santos,” Sonda told Zero Hora.



“Ganso is upset with the club. They put together a project for Neymar but forgot about Ganso. He wants to leave but stay in Brazil for at least another year. ”



The news will no doubt alert several European sides, including the strongly lined AC Milan and FC Porto, to the player’s availability.