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It is news that Manchester United has put in a recruitment offer to recruit João Neves, a Portuguese supernova.
Portugal Hekord put in an offer of 70 million euros (about 104.4 billion won) to recruit Neves on the 5th (Korea time). Manchester United raised 10 million euros (about 14.9 billion won) in its initial offer, saying it had no intention of raising any more offers here, it reported.
Manchester United are preparing for a major rebuild this summer. With Bayern Munich nearing the signing of Matthijs de Ligt, who is on the release list, Manchester United are also forced to sharpen their swords in the midfield. Christian Eriksen is expected to leave Manchester United for playing time and United want to sell Casemiro, who is getting a lot of attention from Saudi Arabia.
Excess resources such as Donny van der Beek are also needed to be disposed of. Currently, Bruno Fernandes and Kobe Mainu are the only players in Manchester United's midfield that must be protected. It is not strange that the rest of the resources are sold in any way.
Manchester United are attempting to replace Casemiro's void by recruiting young talent. Neves is growing up in Benfica. Born in 2004, he is a very young prospect, but he is already recognized as the next star to lead Portugal.
Neves is a player who can play defensive midfielder and central midfielder. Neves' biggest advantage is his advancement and technological prowess. As a defensive midfielder, his physical condition is not good, but he has a very good ability to move forward with the ball.
It also carries the ball directly through dribbling and serves as a starting point for the attack by spraying long passes on the left and right sides. Although he is not tall, he is a style that defends hard through ball competition and activity with determination. Although he is now 19 years old, he is so talented that he has gradually expanded his position in the Portuguese national team.
It is a talent praised by Paulo Bento, who successfully led the Korean national team. Bento has in the past evaluated Neves as resembling Portuguese legend João Moutinho through Hecord. "Both players have excellent technical skills, very good understanding of the game," he said. He said, "I also have the ability to learn while learning."
United are so serious about signing Neves that they sent scouts throughout last season to observe Neves' growth.
European transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano said in April that the Manchester United scouts had visited regularly to watch Neves since September. United want to know how much they have to pay for Neves. Neves will be very expensive. The buyout clause alone amounts to 120 million euros (about 174.5 billion won). Benfica will try to get a transfer fee as close as possible to the buyout amount in any case" he once said. Manchester United are waiting for Benfica's response, raising the offer to 70 million euros for now.
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