Santos vice-president Odilio Rodrigues has confirmed that talks are ongoing regarding a new contract for Neymar that would keep him at Peixe beyond 2014.
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The 21-year-old's exploits for club and country have seen him touted as the future of Brazilian football. With that comes the inevitable links with the likes of Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Chelsea.
Most recently, though, international team-mate and Barcelona full-back Dani Alves claimed that a deal is already in place to bring Neymar to Barcelona, potentially even before his current deal expires in 2014 - a deal the young star has claimed he intends to complete.
However, Rodrigues has revealed that Santos intend to offer the Brazil international a new deal, while dismissing Alves' comments regarding an imminent transfer to the Catalan giants.
"The club's managing committee has already decided, we intend to extend his [Neymar's] contract beyond 2014, we are working to make that happen," he told UOL.
"We have already opened talks with Neymar's father, who denies there is any kind of agreement with Barcelona and we believe him. He said Neymar will be where he is happy.
"The news from Daniel Alves isn't anything new, Neymar is being sold every day, there is always news that he has been sold.
"They even say that Santos has received some money. It's very common, but there is no negotiation between Santos and any other club."
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