Tuchel convinces Londoners to take the risk.
Every great deal has pros and cons. Selling or lending Neymar to a London club would be just that. He will open the list of great transfers of a new era with other Chelsea owners. Thiago Silva mentioned the British interest in the attacking midfielder PSG. Full-fledged rent or transfer – we will see, but the president of the French club began to talk about discipline and professionalism in an interview.
More than clear clues that there are people on the team referred off-screen behavior interferes with stable play. There has also been a shift away from answering the question about Neymar’s future. They say that Al-Khelaifi’s words predictably moved the footballer: in PSG he refused to confirm that the Brazilian would stay. And at Chelsea they don’t shout that they don’t need such a player. We’ll first discuss the drawbacks of the deal, then we’ll move on to the pros and figure out if the game is worth the candle.
Against the transfer
1. Desire to stay PSG. First, the World Cup is on the nose, the player is afraid of losing the tone without playing in another club. Second, the resistance. Neymar will recount how he regrets not playing 50-60 games per season, but at the same time complains that he is not allowed to celebrate his grandmother’s birthday. In Paris he gives himself a lot, in London or in another city it will be different. The football player is afraid of the whip method, he wants to be surrounded by Hispanics PSG. It is possible that he believes in the final Champions League with Messi and Mbappé.
2. Frequent injuries. Neymar does not ring bell to bell in France. It is risky to sign such a player and then see him for half a season in the stands at Stamford Bridge, and not on the pitch. There have been enough minor injuries, they meet Premier League hard. Neymar in his thirties doesn’t look like a man who can handle severe stress easily. This is not Firmino, not Fabinho and not Fernandinho with Jesus.
3. The salary of a football player. Lukaku has been paid a lot, but Neymar will ask for even more. 35 million euros net is an incredible figure, even Chelsea would struggle to give so much salary to a newcomer without pissing anyone on the team. But some veterans, like Azpilicueta, will leave. Mount and Havertz can recognize that Neymar’s state allows for the maximum. But will the Brazilian work the money? A full-fledged transfer is risky, but now there is talk of a loan or swap for multiple players.
4. For the Londoners, the striker is more important. Chelsea can strengthen the squad without resorting to the dangerous link with Neymar. Speaking of a deal with Rafinha, the names of Manchester City players are popping up all the time. Tuchel is putting together a team and, although he misses such an important figure, is Neymar more important than a new striker? Lukaku is gone, Havertz is not a tip, Werner has not adapted. It is better to give the attacker money.
5. The complex nature of Neymar. They say that Tita needs Dani Alves in the national team in Qatar, no one else can control Neymar. In “selesao” they look him in the mouth, but this is not allowed in the club. Tuchel is familiar with the football player, Diego Costa, Hazard and other guys with character who played at Chelsea. But they are all tough and Neymar is tender. More difficult for him to join the team than those who know how to follow orders, like Kante or Kovacic.
For the transfer
1. The Chelsea brand needs stars. Pumping process Premier League superheroes cannot be stopped to maintain popular league status. Haaland hasn’t made it to La Liga and Salah hasn’t left yet Premier League. Young players will appear, like Alvarez and Nunez, interesting defenders and midfielders will arrive. Youth will grow. Neymar is interesting to promote the brand. TO Premier League the Brazilians are starting to understand well, the arrival of a strong Chelsea player is a potential ace in the hole towards the title fight.
2. Neymar has disappeared in Ligue 1. He is not interested and when a person with a character is bored, there will be minor injuries and a desire to fight for PSG it will get smaller. He ends up rivals in the class but hasn’t realized his potential. TO Premier League you will not stand to meet other people’s attacks, it is beneficial for Neymar to train for six months and play at the pace of such a strong league, both for the extra Brazilian team and for himself.
3. In the center PSG has no place. Messi, Neymar and Mbappe did not form a shock trio. Lionel is no longer a right winger, Kylian has never been a center forward and Junior is not a pure winger, which we will return to. Di Maria fit in better, but his contract was not renewed. Any coach sees it PSG it takes a central striker, all the giants look for him and buy him. In a 4-3-3, Messi and Mbappé can be in attack with the new Ibrahimovic, and Neymar is superfluous.
4. Chelsea need league layers. For a successful start to the last season Premier League character and order was enough, but then they came back. Chelsea are a bit straightforward. We didn’t lose to Real Madrid in football, but we were eliminated by key players Ancelotti. Kante and Jorginho, Werner and Lukaku haven’t had the best seasons in their careers. Mendy saved, Rüdiger was good, but the injuries and the lack of a long and powerful clip took their toll. Therefore, Man City players Rafinha and Neymar follow. Tuchel needs championship levels: attack and defense.
5. Tuchel’s tactical scheme. TO Premier League according to a model that suits Neymar perfectly – “3-4-2-1”. Since we lost Rudiger and Azpilicueta, there will be new central defenders. But Tuchel is unlikely to choose 4-3-3. And Tita consider a donkey whoever puts Neymar on his hip. Pochettino and many others did it often, believing that Junior would not be able to keep up with the pace of the game at the center. But Chelsea will be offered the role of left insider, not pure winger. TO Premier League they work hard on offense, neither Sterling, nor Mount, nor Harvets will clearly be tied to a position in Tuchel.
Neymar is a very bright but dangerous newcomer
Is it possible to honestly say Chelsea miss Neymar? Perhaps even for the Brazilian national team it is both a reward and a punishment. Useful when you already have an advantage over your opponent. And it is dangerous in critical moments, when he gets angry, fails to compose himself and loses himself on the pitch, even if literally in the last game he pulled everyone out. It does not initiate the separation PSGbut if the Parisians told the player’s father it was time to look for another team, then Chelsea are one of the most likely and understandable candidates.
TO Manchester United there is no need for such a player, Bayern have already taken Mane and there are enough wings. BUT PSG can be understood. But not everyone will unequivocally appreciate the buyer’s choice. Neymar’s loan is a dangerous and expensive business, not to mention an exchange where Chelsea give away players and pay extra money. Could Tuchel insist on such a rearrangement? Perhaps because every strong coach believes that it is under his leadership that everything will be in order for a difficult player. But that’s what Real Madrid thought of Hazard. With the same success as Neymar, as well as inside team of the season failed in Ligue 1, you can return the Belgian on loan. At least he has been adapted by Chelsea and will also play in a similar left inside position.
