Neymar is trying to talk Danilo out of a move to Real Madrid this summer and has asked him to wait until next year to join him at Barcelona.
It emerged yesterday that Los Blancos are keen to sign the Brazilian full-back this summer and are prepared to use Casemiro as a bargaining chip to land the FC Porto man.
Though Real Madrid are aware of Porto’s tough negotiating tactics, according to Madrid-based daily Marca, their main obstacle in their pursuit of Danilo lies in Barcelona superstar Neymar.
Danilo has been a very close friend of Neymar since their days together at Santos and both were part of the triumphant Brazilian Under-20 team that won the South American Championship in 2011.
It has been claimed that the Barcelona superstar is constantly in contact with his close friend and is trying to sway him away from a move to Real Madrid in the summer.
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Barcelona are also interested in signing the Brazilian full-back and the Selecao captain is believed to have asked his Brazil team-mate to wait until January next year to join him at the Nou Camp as the Catalan giants are banned from signing players until then.
Real Madrid have earmarked Danilo as a key transfer target for the summer and are desperate to stop Neymar from spoiling their well-chalked out plan to sign the Porto full-back.
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