Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed his top transfer target would be Neymar.
GettyImagesNeymar has been tipped for the top.
Neymar, 19, recently signed a new contract with Santos despite being strongly linked with a move to Real Madrid in January.
The Brazilian international is unlikely to become a transfer target for Arsenal, though, as he is valued at around £40 million.
Wenger was quoted as saying in The Sun: “If I had the money today, I’d put it on Neymar. You can’t say that Neymar is Pele as he had won the World Cup by the age of 17.
“He has the potential to be one of the future great strikers but at the moment there’s a big difference between the Brazilian league and a European league.”
Santos legend Pele believes Neymar could go on to be an even better player: “He has the ability to be better than me. Neymar and Lionel Messi are technically good – but Neymar is more complete.
“He shoots with both feet and dribbles from both sides. Messi has more experience.”