The Spanish giants have been pursuing the Brazilian wonderkid for two years and have long been tipped as the favourites to land him.
However, with rivals Real Madrid reportedly now interested, Santos are believed to now want a larger fee for the player.
Bayern Munich are the latest team credited with an interest in Neymar.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 33 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 22 | 49 | 84 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 68 | 39 | 29 | 73 |
| 3 | GironaGirona | 33 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 69 | 40 | 29 | 71 |
| 4 | Atletico MadridAtletico | 33 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 62 | 39 | 23 | 64 |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 33 | 22 | 61 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 35 | 11 | 51 |
| 7 | Real BetisBetis | 33 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 49 |
| 8 | Valencia | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 47 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 55 | -1 | 45 |
| 10 | Getafe | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 43 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 49 | -12 | 39 |
| 12 | AlavesAlaves | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 38 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 38 |
| 14 | Las PalmasLas Palmas | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 37 |
| 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 34 |
| 16 | Mallorca | 33 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 32 |
| 17 | Celta Vigo | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 31 |
| 18 | CadizCadiz | 33 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 46 | -23 | 26 |
| 19 | Granada | 33 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 61 | -25 | 21 |
| R | Almeria | 33 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 67 | -35 | 14 |
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