The agent who handles the majority of Barcelona"s South American affairs believes that signing Neymar would end the club"s over-reliance on Lionel Messi.
The Argentina international"s importance to the Catalan giants has been highlighted in recent weeks, particularly because of his absence due to a hamstring injury.
Andre Cury believes Barca need extra options up front and insists that signing the Santos star would be ideal for the La Liga leaders.
The Brazilian representative told Radio Globo: “Barcelona are extremely interested in Neymar.
“He"s on top of our wish-list. Barcelona do not sign many players, but Neymar is our first choice. We will be ready to pounce whenever he decides to leave.
“Messi, Xavi and [Andres] Iniesta are all awaiting him with open arms. Neymar coming to Barcelona will put an end to two types of over-dependence: dependence on Neymar at Santos and over-dependence on Messi at Barcelona as we would then have another player at his level.
“In two or three years" time Messi will be able to pass on the Barca baton to Neymar, just like Ronaldinho did with Messi."
Neymar has a contract with Santos until after the 2014 World Cup.
Source: Goal.com
