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Has anyone else clocked on the love in between Neymar and our very own Gabby Jesus? Both very very very complimentary about one another over the last 6 months.
 
richards30 said:
hope its not neymar to be honest (if there is actually anything big going to happen) because he would get zero protection in England and is a diving twat anyway?! the game at home against us this season he spent more time rolling around on the floor complaining to the ref and for over £100m I would prefer for us to go for bale or mbappe
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I agree (apart from Bale who i'm not a huge fan of).

Listening to Tim Vickery talk about Neymar is very interesting. He basically is the South American equivalent of an academy player, rather than a street footballer like most of the best players from that continent. He's grown up in a controlled environment and as such has learnt to use the referee for protection, rather than learn how to protect himself. As a result his game basically relies on getting decisions from the ref, and on making the most of any contact, diving etc. It would a problem in English football because for a start he wouldn't get the same level of protection. On top of that, the fans are much less accepting of that kind of behaviour, and so every game there'd be huge pressure on Neymar and he'd essentially be vilified by everyone. Reckons Neymar would find it very difficult to adapt.
 
Neymar would be great for commercial reasons and could open the door to more brazilian youngsters to consider us seeing Jesus and neymar in same team
 
People are hugely underrating Neymar.

He's a fantastic footballer and would tear up the PL.

Tim Vickery rates Marlos Moreno above Gabriel Jesus which says it all.
 
Otamendi's Beard said:
People are hugely underrating Neymar.

He's a fantastic footballer and would tear up the PL.

Tim Vickery rates Marlos Moreno above Gabriel Jesus which says it all.
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No, Tim Vickery thought Jesus might struggle coming over because he was a bit more immature, and City seemingly agreed considering they paid for his entire family to come over with him including his mum to keep an eye on him.

He also said that when Moreno had just been the standout player in the Copa Libertadores and G.Jesus had at the time done fuck all really, it wasn't until after we'd signed both that Jesus took off.

Vickery is a good journalist, and offers a lot of insight into what football people - explayers, managers etc. - think in Brazil, being a pretty well connected and successful journo over there. He's not a pundit and doesn't claim to be, and when he does give his opinion on things almost always reminds people of that and happily admits when he's wrong.
 
Barca would move on Messi before Neymar, he's that central to the club and their future, never mind being rated as the most valuable player in the game. Further, unlike Messi, he actually extended and could well be the highest paid player in football by a margin.

Blaugrana are in an interesting situation this summer. Their well documented financial struggles are ongoing, yet they have two money-sinks that are borderline unavoidable approaching:
1. Messi reaches the final year of his contract and will either be extended for record wages or walk for free in a year.
2. Lucho leaves, come what may, and a new manager takes over. He has signings to make and a squad of his own to build.

Pretty sure Neymar would be the last player they move on, short of offers over £200m, but I happen to agree with Vickery regardless that he would be more likely to struggle in the PL than say, Gabriel Jesus. Messi on the other hand...
 
Doesn't Messi have a BC of 200M ? So if we were to trigger that Barca has no say, i might be wrong.
 
lee_wsm said:
Neymar would be great for commercial reasons and could open the door to more brazilian youngsters to consider us seeing Jesus and neymar in same team
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We've already got Jesus and Fernando in the same team, why would we need Neymar as well to attract young Brazilians?
 
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