Neymar's father says Barcelona perfect club

 SAO PAULO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Neymar's father claimed Friday that Barcelona would be the perfect destination for his superstar son, but the Brazilian will not join in the club until after the 2014 FIFA World Cup, according to Spanish sports website sport.es.

Neymar da Silva confirmed his son's desire to leave Brazil in 2014 and said the Catalan club would be an excellent match.

"It's his (Neymar) desire to leave Brazil. He'll do this in 2014. For this reason we have cut short his contract with Santos from 2015 to 2014," Mr. da Silva said.

After bursting onto the world football scene as a 17-year-old, Neymar has been surrounded by constant rumors¹ regarding² a transfer³ to one of Europe's biggest clubs ever since. The likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, Chelsea and Manchester City have all been linked with the youngster⁴.

"Barcelona is a wonderful club, not just because they have won titles but because of the way they play. They show the world a different style, a way to play the game that Brazilians are familiar with. The football at Barcelona is similar to the way Neymar plays," he said.

1 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 regarding   

prep.关于，至于；就…而论，在…方面

参考例句：

• Regarding John,I will write to him at once.至于约翰，我将立即给他写信。
• Regarding these facts,a special committee is to be appointed.鉴于这些事实，必须成立一个专门委员会。

3 transfer   

n. 迁移, 移动, 换车; v. 转移, 调转, 调任

参考例句：

• He has been kicking against this transfer for weeks. 几周以来他一直反对这次调动。
• I intend to transfer the property to my son. 我想把这笔财产转给我儿子。

4 youngster   

n.儿童，少年，年轻人

参考例句：

• I rode the youngster on my back.我让小孩骑在背上。
• That youngster works with a will.这小伙子干活有股傻劲儿。