Ideal player to come in and learn from Carrick then take over from him in the deep lying playmaker role.
Rueben Neves
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Ideal player to come in and learn from Carrick then take over from him in the deep lying playmaker role.
We need a controlling midfielder badly. Carrick and Bastain are the only ones and they aren't reliable.
If we can get him and Pogba, that'll be great business.
If we can get him and Pogba, that'll be great business.
Don't know a lot about him, but heard of him earlier this year and saw some of his highlights online and found him quite impressive actually (as all players invariably do in a highlights package) last I heard only Liverpool was keen. Did Jose not say earlier he wouldn't be signing any players from Portugal? Or something to that effect?
A Portuguese paper linking a player to a big club.. Never heard that before.
Now all we need is the Portuball twitter account to chime in telling us how great the player is.
Now all we need is the Portuball twitter account to chime in telling us how great the player is.
I've heard a lot of good things about him though I haven't actually seen him play.
Would he work well in a midfield three with Pogba and Schneiderlin, for the benefit of fantasy football?
Would he work well in a midfield three with Pogba and Schneiderlin, for the benefit of fantasy football?
Probably not true but please please please let it be.
I said at the time I'd take him over Sanchez if the opportunity was there (though if he is available I doubt he will be short if options)
I said at the time I'd take him over Sanchez if the opportunity was there (though if he is available I doubt he will be short if options)
Football Manager legend. Hope we're in for him though, he has a lot of potential.
Isn't OJogo the same newspaper which constantly linked us with Gaitain for the past 5 years?
Still has lots to learn but that right foot is gold. Don't think he will leave this season, although Porto is in a tight financial situation.
The funny thing is one paper links him to United, the other Liverpool. It's obvious they've been briefed by Porto to include all the clubs that can afford him to increase his price. Besides, Mourinho has already said he's not buying any Portugal based players this summer, so fairly sure this is a no go.
Isn't OJogo the same newspaper which constantly linked us with Gaitain for the past 5 years?
Think thats A Bola? O Jogo are the "reliable" ones.
Jose saying that doesn't really mean anything, mangers lie all of the time.
Hmm I seem to recall "O Jogo" saying we were after Gaitan every year? And possibly various other Portuguese players. I'm always highly sceptical of these stories as they just stink of a club trying to attract interest in the player, and we always get used.
Portuguese press seem even worse than the British press honestly, tend to not believe a word.
If the circumstances are true and it really is a battle between United and Liverpool for this guy's signature. It is the most one sided battle going.
A 19 year old Portuguese kid from Porto with a choice between joining a club managed by a Porto icon or mid table Liverpool, it's not even fair. I have no doubt in my mind we'd wrap the deal up easy as pie, with the added benefit of both Jose and Ruben being Mendes clients too. Carrick could mentor him for a year and help him settle into the role and all, would be a perfect career move for Neves.
Liverpool better hope we're not in for him... Which if Jose's earlier comments about not signing any Portuguese players is still standing, then we're not.
A 19 year old Portuguese kid from Porto with a choice between joining a club managed by a Porto icon or mid table Liverpool, it's not even fair. I have no doubt in my mind we'd wrap the deal up easy as pie, with the added benefit of both Jose and Ruben being Mendes clients too. Carrick could mentor him for a year and help him settle into the role and all, would be a perfect career move for Neves.
Liverpool better hope we're not in for him... Which if Jose's earlier comments about not signing any Portuguese players is still standing, then we're not.
Does anyone why he isn't in the Portuguese Euro squad when Sanches who is 18 made it!
Had a poor season, he is 19 though
Ok, this one has got me drooling. I know he didn't have a great season but before his dip in form he was amazing. Technically and tactically sound too. Was also given the captain's bands for a few months, that is a big deal for a 19 year old in a massive club like Porto.
Want, want, want!
Want, want, want!
Sources saying that Mendes is trying to get him to Liverpool. I thought Mendes was on our side
Lets hope so. Don't want Andre Gomes at all but this kid seems a lot more talented and if he's captain at 19, then he automatically has a much better mentality then what I've seen of Gomes.
Sources saying that Mendes is trying to get him to Liverpool. I thought Mendes was on our side
We've pissed him off with our current Raiola love in.
Just read the portuguese expert on twitter take on it. Our link is from AS. And Liverpool's is from a not so reliable newspaper apparently. Plus they want to offload Herrera first. He also thinks 20m wont be enough. I remember him having a higher release clause too.
Seems like not much in it so far
Seems like not much in it so far
Mourinho has intervene if only to stop Liverpool getting him.
O Jogo is mostly terrible. Been constantly linking us with players from Portugals big 3 for past few seasons.....Brahimi, Neves, Martins-Indi, Talisca, Guedes, Slimani, Joao Mario, Willy Carvalho, etc etc
Thats very Bluemoon like.
He needs to play every week but isn't anywhere close to ready to start for a club like United. If you buy him, you should loan him. He probably should stay at Porto.
He is a very good young CM who has the skill set to grow into one of the rare midfielders we are always drooling at, if Liverpool get him they improve and it pretty much rules him out of ever playing for us. I wouldn't care if it was Rawkish or Bluemoon like but the fact is that by getting him we stop one of our potential rivals from improving and we get a potential Carrick replacement.
Ahh...ok!
Isn't O Jogo the reliable paper?
I'll take him to be Sweiny and Carrick's replacement! They can guide him through his first season.
You mean when Sweiny hasn't buggered off to Germany again because he is injured. All the advice might come via twitter.
My favorite young player out of Portugal/Spain in that position. Granted not the best of seasons but if given the chance and under Jose's guidance he can turn into a top top player.
They are, but they are apparently citing AS anyway
Absolutely, that hypothetical trio would offer a bit of everything. Pogba would likely be the #8/10 hybrid that roves into the final third, Schneiderlin the high energy defensive box-to-box (which is his best position IMO), and Neves as the Carrick-esque holding midfielder. Not far removed from the midfield system Juventus employed last season with Marchisio, Khedira and Pogba - though Neves is an upstart compared with the wily Marshisio, and prone to over-committing on the attack, or going for Hollywood balls out wide. Still fairly rough around the edges (which is understandable given his age), but his potential is immense: reminiscent of someone like Xabi Alonso in terms of aesthetics, composure, passing range, and positional/defensive nous - aspects where he'll get better with experience and playing time. Upgrade from Schneiderlin to someone like Saúl next summer - and we'd have a potentially brilliant midfield trinity with an average age of ~22 at the start of next season.Would he work well in a midfield three with Pogba and Schneiderlin, for the benefit of fantasy football?
Sounds good. It feels like its been forever since we had a well functioning midfield so hopefully Mourinho will employ something similar to that next season.
Agreed on Schneiderlin too, I'm not convinced he's at his best when he plays as the #6 so it'd be nice to see him used in a slightly more advanced role.
Neves would be an excellent replacement for Carrick in my opinion. Very talented player and great leadership qualities. With more experience and if he develops his defence, he will be world class for sure.
Don't play with me... really want us to get him.
Well, i think Porto will definitely sell players because they failed on the UEFA financial fair play. Dunno if they will sell Rúben Neves. I'd be more inclined on them selling Herrera, Brahimi or Aboubakhar. I think Rúben Neves would be a very good purchase for either United or Liverpool. He had a subpar year but i think that he evolve better under the guidance of Klopp and Mourinho rather Lopetegui or freakin Peseiro. Still alot of potencial on him and he's only 19. Give him playing time, experience, expert guidance and he will become a very useful player in my opinion.