Source: Team_Talk
Neymar signs new Santos contract
Chelsea target Neymar has snubbed a move to the Blues after signing a new five-year deal to keep him at his Brazilian club Santos until 2015.[LNB] The reigning Premier League champions had reportedly made a substantial bid for the 18-year-old, who scored on his Brazil debut against the United States last month.[LNB]Neymar's potential move had caused a stir in Brazil with legendary striker Pele and new national team coach Mano Menezes publicly urging him to remain in his homeland.[LNB]"The final decision always rests with the player," Neymar said.[LNB]"My father always will want what is best for me. I talked to him and decided to stay.[LNB]"Money alone does not bring happiness. I'm happy here and I want to continue being so.[LNB]He added: "It was a complicated decision, very difficult. But God gave us the wisdom and power to make the best decision.[LNB]"Now it's time to only think about Santos and winning more titles."[LNB]Santos' president Luis Alvaro lauded Neymar's for his "courageous decision" to stay in Brazil and believes other young players should follow suit and spurn the interest of European clubs.[LNB]"We've built a different possibility," Alvaro said.[LNB]"We no longer accept the idea that we're an underdeveloped nation always at the mercy of the powerful European clubs."
