I don't think he's coming.
But still, coming to your question, we already have Coutinho, Griezmann, Suarez, Messi, Dembele, Malcom for front 3, we don't even have a spot left for a 9 sub.
Ronaldo is 10x more professional than Neymar when it comes to commitment and work rate, plus he offers even more in terms of marketability.
And De Ligt, well he is the biggest defensive talent out there. And as per reports his wages are 7.5M, i wouldn't call it outrageous.
Seriously, instead of spending big on Neymar we should be pursuing future prospects, who can actually take the reins after the GOAT is gone.
Apart from Dembele (& Malcom) , all our attackers are 27+.
No, Afaik he said that those 2 youngsters will be tried before Firpo.
I guess maybe because we are just looking for a backup and Firpo is too expensive, or maybe he wants to be more than a backup.
Can be play the Suarez role? Maybe that's why we're interested in him.
I mean he could work out, considering he has everything needed that Suarez has, can build up, can finish, good with headers, not so pacy but Suárez wasn't either but he is taller and has a better physique.
At the same time...
I won't even pay 150M for him. No offense to Neymar's abilities, but he been too injury prone, and has no need in the team considering how much we are stacked in attack already.
What I don't get is, why we signed Griezmann if we want Neymar so badly, & he isn't getting younger either.
Well, he was neither fit nor motivated. And what guarantee is there that he won't repeat that here. I can understand about motivation, he can somehow manage it here, but injuries aren't in his hand. I'd rather not spend that much ( Coutinho + Dembele + 90M or whatever) just because he can be the...
Anything can happen in football. VVD, Salah, came out of nowhere and became better than most youngsters who were destined to be WC. Prime R9 had everything, but still he couldn't fulfill his potential because of injuries. Great things were expected from Gotze but he failed to deliver eventually...
It would be stupid to pay his release clause, when you could've gotten him for half that money. I hope we don't do that mistake.
The only way I see him here is either on free, or in 80-90M range 3-4 yrs later.
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