Madrid: Santos striker Neymar has stated that he will honour his current club contract, which runs until 2015, amid transfer interest from a number of European sides.
In an up and down transfer saga, the Brazilian club initially stated that five clubs have met the 40.7 million pounds million release fee in his contract, only to then claim that his transfer is non-negotiable and that they will do all in their power to keep the 19-year-old at the Vila Belmiro.
On Friday agent Wagner Ribiero stated that the Selecao attacker wanted to feature in the Club World Cup for his current employers, and the player has made similar claims on Saturday despite reported interest from giants such as Real Madrid and Chelsea.
"I have a contract that I intend to honour," he said in an interview on "Corujao do esporte", a television programme set to be aired on Globo TV.
When asked about the tournament, which takes place in Japan in December, the Brazil international with five caps to his name looked forward to taking on Pep Guardiola's European champions Barcelona with Santos.
"We will have the semi-finals before a likely match against Barcelona. It will be a dangerous game and we must focus our efforts on that game.
"They are very good, with [Lionel] Messi, Dani Alves. The guys are aliens, the best in the world and it will be an honour to meet them," he stated.
Neymar also expressed his admiration for Argentina's key attacker, and called him the best player in the world.
"Messi is the best and there is no way to dispute that. He is at the top. The second and third best [in the world] are far behind him. I will work hard to be like him, " he concluded.
Neymar is currently on international duty at the Copa America, and is set to make his competition debut when Brazil take on Venezuela on Sunday.
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