Neymar was on the cusp of joining Chelsea at 18 before sealing move to Barcelona in 2013

Neymar's nt recently revealed that Premier League side Chelsea were once very close to getting hold of Brazilian back in 2010. Neymar rose to fame when he was just an 18-year-old playing for Santos. He made world stand up and take tice during his teen days, putting on razzle-dazzle in a Santos shirt. Neymar made his Santos debut in year 2009 and was rewarded with a call up to Brazil senior team in 2010. Brazil's n-coach, Ma Menezes gave Neymar his first international start in August 2010 and he seemingly caught eye of Chelsea scouts. 

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Neymar transfer to Chelsea could have been a possibility: Neymar nt

While Speaking with AS, Neymar's former nt Wagner Ribeiro said, "re were many calls for him. I received an official offer from Chelsea day Neymar debuted with Brazilian team in 2010. y made an offer, we studied it, but in end, we didn’t decide anything. On that occasion, we transferred it to Neymar’s far and player himself." Ribeiro added, "n came or offers from Bayern Munich and Juventus, with whom I had a meeting in Turin."

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Chelsea were kings of England at  time as y won Premier League and FA Cup in previous season under Carlo Ancelotti. It was reported that Chelsea made a bid of around £25 million but transfer didn't go through. Several European giants like Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus and Bayern Munich reportedly approached Neymar alongside Chelsea. Neymar decided to go with Barcelona and joined Catalans in 2013. 

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Neymar became one of best players in world while playing with Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi at Barcelona. famed MSN attack (Messi, Suarez, Neymar) laid waste to LaLiga for years. Neymar scored a total of 105 goals and provided 77 assists in a total of 186 LaLiga appearances for Barcelona. Brazilian left Barcelona to join PSG in 2017 for a record sum of over €222 million. However, re are some strong rumours which suggest that Neymar could be back at Camp u next season.

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