He told The Sun: “”Last year Santos received an offer of £32million from Chelsea and it was rejected – now he would not leave for less than £41million.”
Roman Abramovich, Chelsea’s president, might be a bit reluctant to pay such a big amount. But Wagner opposed that it would be a sound investment.
“Neymar is like Messi,” he said. “Soon he will be the best in the world because he is a player unlike any other. He is just 19 but all the big clubs are following him.”