Santos have moved to block the likes of Manchester City, Chelsea and Barcelona from snatching wonderkid Neymar by opening new contract talks with the Brazilian ace.
All three clubs have been credited with a strong interest in the 21-year-old, while reports last week suggested Barca had come to an agreement to take him to the Nou Camp at the end of the season.
However, Santos have always maintained the forward will remain at the club until at least after the 2014 World Cup, and the club have now revealed they have opened negotiations over a new extended deal for the forward.
'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,' Santos vice-president Odilio Rodrigues 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.’
Barca full-back Dani Alves, an international team-mate of Neymar, urged the striker to make the move to the Catalan giants, and even suggested a deal had already been done.
But Rodrigues added: '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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