Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has revealed that the club were interested in signing Neymar before he joined Barcelona.
The 21-year-old sealed his long-awaited move to Camp Nou on Monday in a €57 million transfer from boyhood club Santos.
Barca chief Josep Bartomeu confirmed the club had spent more than originally planned on the Brazilian as a result of interest from other clubs, such as Real Madrid.
Galliani has now revealed that Milan were interested in bringing Neymar to the San Siro, but financial restraints brought an end to their interest.
The 68-year-old said: "Neymar? We tracked him, which is something that nobody knew.
"We could not make it happen. He was just too expensive. They [Barcelona] have double the budget we have. No Italian team could have afforded him."
The Rossoneri have a long history of purchasing talent from Brazil, with the likes of Cafu, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Robinho and Thiago Silva all pulling on the red and black shirt in recent years.
The 21-year-old sealed his long-awaited move to Camp Nou on Monday in a €57 million transfer from boyhood club Santos.
Barca chief Josep Bartomeu confirmed the club had spent more than originally planned on the Brazilian as a result of interest from other clubs, such as Real Madrid.
Galliani has now revealed that Milan were interested in bringing Neymar to the San Siro, but financial restraints brought an end to their interest.
The 68-year-old said: "Neymar? We tracked him, which is something that nobody knew.
"We could not make it happen. He was just too expensive. They [Barcelona] have double the budget we have. No Italian team could have afforded him."
The Rossoneri have a long history of purchasing talent from Brazil, with the likes of Cafu, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Robinho and Thiago Silva all pulling on the red and black shirt in recent years.
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