In light of recent transfer rumors, The Football Terrace host Terry Flewers has advised Manchester United against signing Neymar.
The Paris Saint-Germain star may be moving to Old Trafford this summer, according to a huge news item that surfaced this week in France. Casemiro, the Brazilian teammate, is also pushing for the trade, according to L'Equipe.
According to the report, Neymar is desired on loan, but PSG would like to sell him permanently because of his enormous £940k-per-week contract that runs until 2025.
Many of the club's supporters will undoubtedly be rather enthusiastic about a deal for a player of his stature, but it appears that some may be dubious about this.
On The Football Terrace, host Flewers discussed the rumor and explained why he thinks it might not be true.
"I think the money is better invested in high-quality players elsewhere," he asserted.
"So for me, half of me [thinks] is this is a good link, could we attract a player of this quality? That's the sort of emotional fan in me, with the sort of: What if he came to United and recaptured his best form and stayed fit and lit up Old Trafford? The romantic side of me, I would say."
"Then what you have is the logical side of my brain which is the guy is a crock. The guy is always injured."
"I think we'd end up just being disappointed with him – if the truth be told. So it's a no from me, but I say that with a very, very, very heavy heart."
In agreement with Terry Flewers, ManUnitedGistlovers wrote an article about why Erik Ten Hag should better look away from bringing Neymar to Old Trafford and it's tends to align with Terry Flewers logical point of view.
Any potential buyer should exercise caution after taking a brief look at his six years in Paris following his world-record relocation in 2017. Trophies are few in comparison to disputes, of which there have already been twelve with a further one awaiting engraving.
To name a few, he has been accused of punching spectators, insulting officials, agitating for transfers, partying and vacationing while at Covid, multiple dressing-room bust-ups, a fraud and corruption trial, late-night casino trips, reportedly showing up for training in poor condition, being booed numerous times for various reasons by his own fans, being dropped by Nike after he refused to cooperate in a good-faith investigation into a sexual assault allegation, and
The 31-year-old should be avoided due to Neymar's history of injuries. He will have missed 112 games due to injury and another 18 due to suspension by the conclusion of the season, according Transfermarkt.
40% of PSG's games over the course of six seasons have been missed by the £198 million acquisition.
The former Barcelona star has a comfortable job, so it's understandable that he would want to stay put. However, the most recent of several bad contract extensions will keep him in Paris until 2027, by which time Neymar will be 35 years old.
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