“I really want Joao Neves at MU. He has top quality! But that is Joao’s choice. He is a great player, the type of midfielder that every team wants to own. But “It depends on the coach’s ideas! Neves will have a great future, at MU or somewhere else,” midfielder Bruno Fernandes recently shared about fellow midfielder Joao Neves.

 

During the 2023/24 season, Joao Neves has played prominently in the Benfica shirt. The midfielder born in 2004 is considered the future of Portuguese football thanks to his good personal technique and excellent tactical vision. To date, Joao Neves has played for Portugal twice at the age of 19.

 

After selling Enzo Fernandez to Chelsea in January 2023 to earn a huge transfer fee of 106.8 million pounds, Benfica continued to produce a star with a similar playing style. Neves is considered a complete version of Enzo. Even according to Portuguese football experts, Joao Neves is more versatile than Enzo Fernandez. This young player can play well as an organizational midfielder, defensive midfielder and winger.

 

With Casemiro in decline and showing signs of age, MU can completely consider a reinforcement plan named Joao Neves. However, the price for the precious gem of Benfica’s training facility will certainly not be cheap. In recent years, Benfica has always sold players very expensively. They once sold Darwin Nunez to Liverpool for 85 million pounds, then let Enzo Fernandez go to Chelsea for 106.8 million pounds.

 

So, if MU wants to bring Joao Neves to Old Trafford, the “Red Devils” promise to spend a lot of money. This player’s contract with Benfica is valid until 2028.