Skip to main content

Brazillian wonder-kid arriving at Barça?

Neymar's future has been uncertain for a long time now. Clubs from every top European league seem to be queuing up for his signature. But the speculation is drawing to a close and the fight for Neymar's signature has turned into a two horse race between the Spanish giants.

This will all have to wait until 2014 as Neymar recently snubbed the transfer talk and extended his contract with current club Santos. That doesn't mean Real and Barça can't fight for the first chance to sign the 19 year old.

It was recently reported that Barcelona have agreed a fee with Santos for first dibs at Neymar. But any deal that Barça would try to carve out will be met by competition from Real Madrid as well as a hefty price tag. Neymar is currently on £90,000 a week wages in an attempt to see off the European clubs but Barça will try to combat that by offering a deal worth €7 million euros a year. This would put him in the same wage bracket as World Cup winners David Villa and Xavi.

Neymar has received plenty of support regarding his decision and most have advised him for a switch to the Camp Nou. Stars such as Robiniho and Messi have each offered their opinion regarding the matter. Robiniho recalled his past experience of moving from Santos to Real Madrid, claiming he thought Real Madrid was the best club in the world but found that wasn't true after he made his move.

He advised Neymar that if he made the switch he will have to accept not being the star of the club anymore and face the possibility of sitting on the bench, alongside previous "wonder-kids." Also suggesting Neymar goes where his heart tells him to not where the most money lies.

Messi weighed in on the debate by admitting Neymar would be a welcome addition to the Barcelona attacking options. The praise came after Barcelona saw off Santos in the Clubs Worls Cup final. A game in which Neymar claimed Barcelona "taught us how to play football."

Maybe the most important person in this, other than Neymar, is Pep Guardiola. Barcelona president Sandro Rosell admitted Guardiola had yet to decide wether to sign Neymar. "Do I want to sign Neymar? That decision is up to the coach. I'm only the president," Rosell told A Tribuna. Rosell also went on to say Barça are not yet thinking about the transfer as a crucial period for the club is on the horizon.

For now Neymar will continue to earn plaudits in Brazil and Barcelona will continue to challenge for the Spanish treble. The only thing in their way is a determined Real Madrid side. Either way this season is shaping up to be a cracker.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Messidependencia returns as Barcelona stutter in Bilbao

Usually the moments of game-changing magic are saved for Lionel Messi but in his absence, one man stood up to take centre stage. 38-year-old Aritz Aduriz had been on the pitch for little over a minute before he was bicycle-kicking his team into a shock win. In La Liga's opener, Barcelona looked tepid. Antoine Griezmann may have hoped it would be he would provide the magic but in the opening stages it was Iñaki Williams, albeit for the other team. For a manager already under fire, it was the worst possible start to the new campaign. Points dropped in the opening games used to be no major cause for concern. Chalk it up to pre-season not being quite right or players not being fully fit and relax in the warm comfort that you have 30+ games to rectify the mistake. Nowadays, with the relentless nature of modern football, a defeat is approaching terminal. Aside from Barcelona, every Champions League semi-finalist from last year won their opening game and their old foe Real Madri...
Post a Comment
Read more

Madrid's meltdown gives Barça a route to the title

Real Madrid boss, José Mourinho, could be the unlikeliest source of Barcelona's hope in retaining their league title. Spanish newspaper Marca recently obtained access to a Real Madrid training session, more importantly a training session in which Mourinho and Sergio Ramos exchanged insults in a war of words. The newspaper ran the transcript of the argument not only between Mourinho and Ramos but also club captain Casillas. Heavy words were thrown between both parties and it all stemmed from the marking of Carles Puyol. Or the lack of marking in Mourinho's opinion. Ramos explained that he and Pepe made the decision to switch defensive duties because Gerard Piqué was looking the most dangerous so Ramos should mark him instead of Puyol, who Pepe will now pick up. Mourinho reacted angrily at this asking Ramos "So you're the manager as well now then?" This question caused Ramos to also react angrily explaining “Depending on the match situation, sometimes it’s neces...
Post a Comment
Read more