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Chelsea and Manchester City move for £50million Neymar could be back on
CHELSEA and Manchester City's hopes of signing Santos star Neymar are still alive after the Brazilian's move to Barcelona suffered a setback.
The Catalan giants have held protracted talks to bring Neymar to the Nou Camp and it looked like the move was cut and dry.
However, the striker's dad has thrown a spanner in the works and his believed his belligerent attitude could threaten the deal going ahead.
And if it does fall through, Chelsea or City could be about to hijack the deal for the 21-year-old ace.
Neymar's dad told ESPN: "More than two years we have conversations. They are found in Brazil and came to visit.
"Now that the club has decided to position itself selling Neymar, then I'm going to take a position in relation to my son."
But if either Premier League giants do swoop, they will have to pay around £50million for his services.