13 Jun 2024 03:17:48
Joao Neves offer forthcoming in the region of £75m according to CM Desporto (Portugal)
Edward’s was always keen on the Portuguese league for upcoming players, Ed 002 is there any legs in this story?
{Ed002's Note - Joao Neves (DM/CM) Discussed with Chelsea when meeting over another player as they were seeking a replacement for Loftus-Cheek last summer. Potential Casemiro replacement for Manchester United. Huge buy out clause and Benfica will not look to sell but recognise there will be growing interest and will insist that the buy out clause is met in full. Player is not keen on a new contract. Liverpool and Manchetser City have sent scouts. Versatile but falls over easily. I expect Manchester United to push even having a first offer rejected.}
13 Jun 2024 09:20:46
Do you envision an offer from Liverpool Ed?
Or aware of one being made already?
Seeing it as unlikely myself.
{Ed002's Note - I am not aware of any offer from Liverpool - and his price is clear if Liverpool want to be considered.}
13 Jun 2024 09:37:20
Note: Joao Neves is the Portugal national squad for Euros. If any bidding, we'll probably find out only after they get out of the competition.
13 Jun 2024 09:53:11
Top man, cheers Ed!
13 Jun 2024 16:13:21
“falls over easily”, sounds like Jack Grealish exiting a nightclub.
13 Jun 2024 16:24:46
Sounds like Jack Grealish on the pitch!
13 Jun 2024 16:57:54
For the price they’re asking, he seems like he has about the same value for the price as Antonio silva (and remember how much they were asking for Florentino two years ago, now apparently Everton are offering a third of that), he looks a very good player but not exactly a classic 6 imo, more like a deep lying tidy controlling player who sets the tempo and moves the ball quickly with one touch short passes, can win tackles (though tackles and interventions aren’t his specialty) and pops up with the occasional goal in the box, certainly he looks like he can develop into an excellent player in the right possession-based, positional system but is he worth that kind of money right now? I have my reservations but I’ve also not seen a whole lot of benfica games, maybe somebody else here has a better idea.
13 Jun 2024 18:49:51
PatrikBurgher-You can bet that Eddie has a War and peace on this guy.
Many fans were gagging for florentino, and again for Caicedo (who will come good i imagine) but you just never know.
As long as we avoid another keita, who is up there was E H Diuof and Paul Stewart as the worst ever LFC signings.