Thats not gonna do much in the French League. He will score in his sleep in that league.
Neymar joins PSG on a five year deal
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Yeah, I get where you're coming from. No matter how often one sees such links over the years or how much one gets the reasons behind such a move, it still comes as a shock to see a Neymar move clubs.
I just hope the Castles article is a bit of Woody baiting from Jose. Does suggest he would come.
Break the safe.
Agreed, but if there's any truth to this with the sheer magnitude of the money involved, football as we know it has fundamentally changed.
So then Barca signs who exactly? Mbappe? Surely they are targeting someone to take Neymar's starting XI position. Coutinho? Alli?
Griezmann @ £100M
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Neymar @ £200M + bizarre wages
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Neymar @ £200M + bizarre wages
Alexis Sanchez?
Overrated how? No one is calling him the world's best player.
You can't judge Neymar through his numbers when he offers so much more than that.
He was terrible at Barcelona bar his final season.
They won't go back for him and I doubt he'd return there. He didn't fit well with Messi.
Let's say Neymar to PSG does happen, will it set off a frenzy of transfers as Barca look to replace him and strengthen other positions, which in turn will lead to other clubs needed to fill slots, would really make the last month or so of the window very interesting. Or am I over-thinking this?
In terms of his price to goals ratio. He'll do well in the French league, but the price is beyond ridiculous and he will always be judged by it.
Feel that PSG are probably getting payback. Showing Barca how they can also unsettle players
Oh that. I suppose that's fair.
He did score 39 goals in 2014-2015. Think he could approach those numbers again, but the price will always demand more goals.
I think they'll move for Dembele if Neymar leaves.
Just logged in from work, so can't access any twitter related posts.
Can somebody update me on who has claimed PSG have an agreement?
It's an obscene amount of money, surely there has got to be some knock on effect of spending this much money on one players. The amount clubs are now spending will eventually ruin football one way or another. Nobody will be able to compete with certain clubs and every league will end up like the Scottish league
Can somebody update me on who has claimed PSG have an agreement?
It's an obscene amount of money, surely there has got to be some knock on effect of spending this much money on one players. The amount clubs are now spending will eventually ruin football one way or another. Nobody will be able to compete with certain clubs and every league will end up like the Scottish league
I fear we're approaching some kind of bust situation. It can't be good when cannon fodder will end up costing £60 million.
Compare the Brazil team with Neymar in it and without him in it and you'll see just how talented he is and what an impact he makes. He's well on his way to reaching a similar level imo (which frankly is insane as it is, not many players can claim to have been at a similar level to Messi and Ronaldo in the last 10-15 years. Maybe Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and Zidane reached a similar level?)
Absolutely crazy. FFP is now a footnote.
Neymar's a far better player than Griezmann right now. Griezmann's last season wasn't that exceptional tbh. World class player but there's a big gap between the 2
But what his release clause is isnt a barring on his performance. Again this isnt a negotiated fee. PSG are crazy enough to pay the release clause, which has got nothing to do with the player's performance. Its the clubs' random number to deter other clubs from bidding on their player.
What happens when big money signings move on a year or two later, is the fees from the original transfer just transferred to the new club?
Still doesn't make any sense tbh.
If it happens then feck me, it's gonna be the transfer of the century.
If it happens then feck me, it's gonna be the transfer of the century.
Nah, that'll still be Ronaldo.
Barca should have put in a release clause of €400m to avoid something like this happening. This is a proper set back for them if he does leave, with the whole team aging he was their shining light in more than a few embarrassing performances last season and there's simply no one out there who could replicate his levels with Messi still being the main focus of the attack.
Proper setback? Barca supporters should be dancing in the streets if there's any credence to this.
I do agree.
Even though the money is enormous, I don't think it'd be so easy to re-invest in the team. It's not easy getting high class players nowadays.
Verratti won't be sold(especially if Neymar were to arrive).
Then for their other targets, the clubs know Barcelona have a boatload of cash now available to use. They'd demand even more money than the value of the player.
Honestly, they're in a tight spot. Hard to see how they improve next season.
Lol, they might dance for a little while until they end up losing the league to Real again
They can do a LOT with the 200m they are getting though.
They haven't exactly invested very wisely the last couple seasons and there's no way of replacing Neymar
I'm talking about the price. This transfer is gonna be about 222m or something like that.
Not really. They would lose a genuine world class player and couldnt get one in. Most of the top clubs with top players wont sell, and the one that will sell a very good player will demand huge sums
They lost to Real this year, and they can do it next season with 220 million Euros in their pocket and possibly without having to renegotiate a contract every six months to keep pace with Messi and Ronaldo. I'd take that.
Stop hyping this.
It's every time the same. At the end it will not happen.
It's every time the same. At the end it will not happen.
My impression has been that Barcelona fans' ambitions have been a little higher than finishing 2nd for the next 5 years. This isn't even considering what's going to happen to their club once Messi and Suarez retire. They'd best find the next superstar pretty soon because it won't be easy replacing 3 of the 5 best players in the world
This is career suicide from Neymar. What was his goal tally last season? 13? Do that again and see what happens. He'll become a facebook player, nobody watches that league so his goals and skills will pop up on those LadBible pages and be forgotten about 10 minutes later.
Hes been at Barca for 4 years yet has only really had 1 standout CL campaign, why should he suddenly step up a level by moving to a lesser side?
This is madness. Hes too big for that league so he'll do what he wants.
My prediction is he will lose his hunger and be a shadow of what he could be by 28.
Hes been at Barca for 4 years yet has only really had 1 standout CL campaign, why should he suddenly step up a level by moving to a lesser side?
This is madness. Hes too big for that league so he'll do what he wants.
My prediction is he will lose his hunger and be a shadow of what he could be by 28.
I'll let a Barca fan answer then. I support United
Could they get Mbappe?
He has 185 goals/assists in 186 games for Barcelona. Barcelona fans are talking nonsense. They'll miss him once (if) he's actually gone
What are they going to do with the money? Buying Verratti is a great move for obvious reasons and might be a sweetener in the deal but he's not going to change their style or chip in with added goals from midfield. There's only so much they can do in a limited time with attacking signings, getting players like Mbappe or even Dembele seems ambitious at this stage of the window which leaves them chasing a more realistic option like Coutinho and is he really an adequate replacement for Neymar? Liverpool will demand a significant portion of the Neymar money too, so I'd put that dancing on hold.
Could buy Mbappe and Dembele to replace him.
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