What is next for Joao Neves Benfica And Portuguese Wonderboy?
Benfica youngster Joao Neves has attracted the attention of many European giants.
Clubs from Manchester and Real Madrid show the greatest interest in Neves, who will fight for his signature in the summer. The Portuguese media reports that the club from Lisbon is ready to sell the young footballer in case of a good offer.
Neves is 19 years old and is considered one of the biggest talents in Europe, but Benfica sets a huge price for his “freedom.”
Manchester United is looking for reinforcements already since they are far away from the place that leads to the Champions League.
The scouts of the Red Devils are looking everywhere, and they caught the eye of the young and super-talented Joao Neves, Benfica’s midfielder, who is one of the team’s key players this season at only 19 years old.
Manchester United seems to be the most serious team that is interested in this player and of course, Portuguese legend and Manchester United’s captain Bruno Fernandes is playing his role in the whole situation.
This boy has a great future ahead of him, but it is unlikely that he will go to “Old Trafford” easily because Benfica, is aware of what a gem they have in their hands, cut a high price for him.
According to the Portuguese media, the sporting director of the Lisbon Eagles, Rui Costa, told the emissaries of Manchester United that he has no intention of letting Joao Neves go for less than his buyout clause.
And the amount of the clause is around 100,000,000 euros. It is a lot, but all estimates are that Neves will be one of the best midfielders in the world in the years to come. The guy born in Tavira went through the entire youth academy of Benfica and the club knows very well what his possibilities are.
If he is the only one interested – he is not, but according to the Portuguese papers, United is determined to pair Neves with his compatriot Bruno Fernandes in midfield next season and has designated him as a priority reinforcement in the upcoming transfer window and is ready to spend over 100,000,000 euros for his arrival.
The problem, according to them, is that Benfica intends to keep Neves for the next season, and in the event that he encounters strong resistance from the Portuguese club United, he would have to resort to a more expensive option and activate the buyout clause in his contract, which amounts to 120,000,000 euros.
It would be Benfica’s third nine-figure sale in five years.
Joao Felix went to Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2019 for 127,200,000, while Chelsea paid 121,000,000 for Enzo Fernandez a little over a year ago. And, very likely, the big sales would not end there either, because already for some time, the attention of the biggest clubs has also attracted the attention of the 20-year-old stopper Antonio Silva, whose buyout clause in the contract with Benfica is around 100,000,000 euros.
Even though Joao Neves is only 19 years old, he already has 73 appearances for the senior team of Benfica in all competitions and he was part of the senior National team of Portugal 5 times.
It’s clear that he is destined to “rule” the midfield of some European giant on the biggest football stage.
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