Joao Neves

[RayCTID]

Is United still the favorite for his services? That would suuuck

is he a plumber?

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Best stadium waterfall?

And mass evacuation from losing situations ?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

And mass evacuation from losing situations ?

Fake bombs too.

 

[WallyA]

I could see the logic of buying him, say over other options, and seeing a portugese pair of Neves and Nunes.

 

[Sk@mcfc]

hmmmmmm........

Defo

 

[Gabriel]

Any idea what his clause is mate?

Reportedly 120 million Euros.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Reportedly 120 million Euros.

I’ve not seen loads of this guy, would he be first team ready or a project in the first year?

He’d have to learn Pep’s ways anyway, I guess, so would he rotate with Kovacic?

 

[ChicagoBlue]

If Rodri is fit he plays though. Even in the so called lesser games. Anyone coming in to compete with him would have to be happy being a bench player most of the time

Do you honestly think Neves would be brought in and told “you either displace Rodri or you don’t play?” This is silly, esp given the evidence right in front of you.

Pep adores players who can play football. Once he knows you are a footballer, he then knows you can play 5 or 6 positions without much drop off in performance.

In short, if Neves came here, he would be tasked with learning how to adapt to playing ANY midfield role and a false nine, because the skills are quite similar. Then, he would have Bernardo-type qualities, which make him invaluable.

IF, and who knows at this point, Pep & Txiki think he is a young Bernardo, who can run a game from midfield, but also relieve Rodri and play alongside him, then the money is pure investment. At 19, he is a long-tailed FFP investment with excellent sell-on potential.

I don’t know him, other than the occasional clip, but if he really does check all the boxes, and still has years of maturation to go, then the numbers work themselves out.

 

[richards30]

Reportedly 120 million Euros.

i guess it may depend on if Pep is extending? If Pep just wants ready made and is determined to get Bruno G then the club may go down that route instead of a project type signing?

 

[richards30]

i wonder if Bernardo maybe would just return home to Benfica for the family life? Made a shit ton of money since being at City in wages, win bonuses etc? Even if he went home am sure Benfica could still pay him more money than we could dream off a week?