Neymar

He’s a generational talent but he would be an atypical signing for us based on our recent transfer activities.

I don’t see it happening.
 
Grealish’s Shinpads said:
We were in the third tier of English football just over 20 years ago and now people are moaning about us potentially signing fucking Neymar - one of football’s biggest names.

People need to trust Pep and the club, stop complaining and enjoy the fact that we are being linked with one of the best football players in the world. If they want him then I’m not going to question them. He’s a huge upgrade on Sterling/Jesus in footballing terms and did well at Barca under Enrique. He won’t get away with goofing around under Pep and he knows it. If he comes here it’s because he wants to win.

I suspect that a lot of people on here will start warming to him if the rumours continue, just like they did with Grealish and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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He won't be arriving to be a squad member & will expect guaranteed game time something we wouldn't offer Raz.

Hes 30 years old & doesn't have time on his side if it takes him 12 months to adjust to Peps football, like the midfielders Pep has signed.

He's been at PSG for 5 years & going to be playing against better defenders & won't get away with throwing himself to the floor

Pep didnt want Ronaldo who at the time would of been a better fit than Neymar would be now & will be on ridiculous wages.
 
Sir Joe Aguero said:
And people said Sane didn’t track back…
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Compare Neymar's pressing over the last 3 years to City players last year

Pressing actions per game -

Neymar 21/22 16.5
Bernardo Silva 15.1
Neymar 20/21 14.5
Neymar 19/20 14.2
Gabriel Jesus 14.1
Raheem Sterling 13.4
Riyad Mahrez 11.6


And if you limit that to the defensive third (ie after tracking back)

Neymar 21/22 3.4
Bernardo Silva 2.74
Neymar 20/21 2.25
Riyad Mahrez 1.99
Raheem Sterling 1.61
Gabriel Jesus 1.58
Neymar 19/20 1.52

It would seem that not tracking back is another misconception. He's always been hard working in the press and when Pochettino took over he did a lot of work in the defensive third for the last 2 seasons as well.

He also attempted more tackles+interceptions per game (2.21) than Jesus (2.01), Sterling (1.82) and Mahrez (1.39), and more of those successful tackles were in his team's defensive 3rd (0.39) compared to Jesus (0.24), Mahrez (0.24) and Sterling (0.08)
 
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He's always been one of those players that everyone assumes has an attitude problem or doesn't work hard that, as far as I can tell, has never really been actually substantiated by anyone in a locker room with him.
 
Paladin said:
Three or four CLs by then, five more PLs, and a load of smaller cups, and players will be queueing up to join us. Triples, quadruples, right up to septuples (is that what Liverpool could achieve a few seasons ago?) Mbappe should be ready to replace Neymar and compete to catch up with with Foden and Haaland for the Balon d'Or. Grealish becomes the new KDB.
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Are u trying to make me cum.
 
foggy1974 said:
He won't be arriving to be a squad member & will expect guaranteed game time something we wouldn't offer Raz.

Hes 30 years old & doesn't have time on his side if it takes him 12 months to adjust to Peps football, like the midfielders Pep has signed.

He's been at PSG for 5 years & going to be playing against better defenders & won't get away with throwing himself to the floor

Pep didnt want Ronaldo who at the time would of been a better fit than Neymar would be now & will be on ridiculous wages.
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Adjusting Pep football? He is former Barca-man, he already know on what to expect playing in our system.
 
domalino said:
The difference being the numbers I posted are real, and the ones you've posted are conjecture and rumour.

No one actually believes we're going to pay him £41m a year for 6 years or pay PSG €80m for the privilege, so even if they're truly what he's on now, those numbers are meangingless.

If he comes it will be on terms that the club finds acceptable and if they find it acceptable then who are we to disagree given the job they've done runnign things so far?
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I didn't claim them to be real, I did say reported, and claimed. But the point is. Too expensive for his age more than anything, and injury record.

Not debating he is a great player, it is obvious. Just that he is not the right player for the club imo. Let's let time tell. You are right, happy to trust the club regardless.
 
Do I really think that will happen? definitely not. But, theoretically if that's true, and PSG really wants to get rid of him and is willing to pay part of his contract then what is there to think about here at all? His character is terrible and he's lazy it's true but I really think if, and I repeat say if, Neymar comes here then he understands he did not come to summer camp. That means maybe something has changed for him and he came to win titles and work really hard for it and not just think about the money. He's one of the most talented players ever, he's a player worth buying a ticket for, with the ball in his feet you feel the buzz in the stadium. I really wanted him, back when he was in Santos. Fingers crossed
 
Pep just needs to drill into him to learn to track back, be a team player and not roll around every 5 minutes.
Do that and we will have a star
Is he still at PSG?
 
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