Chelsea offer for Neymar reaches £30 million

Chelsea have stepped up their efforts to sign Neymar by offering Santos around £30 million for the Brazilian prodigy, according to reports in Italy.  

Roman Abramovich has made Neymar, 19, one of three key transfer targets this summer - the others being Luka Modric and Alexis Sanchez.

It was claimed in Italy that Chelsea have lodged a formal offer worth around £30m, with wages of £70,000 per-week.

Neymar, who will play for Brazil at this summer’s Copa America, has said he would prefer to stay in Brazil for another season before moving to Europe.