Juventus fans are starstruck by the possibility of signing Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain.
Ever since news came out that the Brazilian wants out of PSG, Barcelona have lined themselves up to take back their former star. But what they have not expected is for Juventus to sneak up from behind and steal him away from their clutches.
Not that it has happened yet but there is a strong possibility, according to some news outlets. Barcelona have their hands tied this summer after signing Antoine Griezmann and Frenkie de Jong this summer and both Ousmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho last season.
Gianluca Zambrotta revealed that the Bianconeri fans are dreaming of seeing Neymar line up for them. “Juve fans, and Italian fans in general, dream of seeing Neymar in Serie A,” he told Omnisport.
“It would be yet another great marketing move for Italian football, after Cristiano Ronaldo. With Neymar, Juve would be in the top five big clubs in the world. The Juve brand would grow massively in the world. It won’t be easy, but I see also a possible return of Neymar to Barcelona is difficult, although there were many famous comebacks in football recent history, the last being that of [Gianluigi] Buffon to Juventus after a short spell at PSG, I recall also Kaka and Shevchenko returned to AC Milan.”
“Juve always have big names on their shopping list,” Zambrotta continued. “If they want to be competitive in Europe and finally win the Champions League after so many years, they have to spend big money and keep on securing the best players. Like they did with Cristiano Ronaldo last summer. They’ve already invested a lot of money in promising young players, like De Ligt. Pogba would probably give Juve the edge on the European stage. Times have changed compared to 15 years ago. Football has changed a lot.
“Juventus are making long-term investments on young players born in 1999 and 1998, for example, Merih Demiral, who has a bright future ahead, and De Ligt, who is only 19 years old and already proved his value at Ajax. Juventus needed to invest in defenders because they have relied on [Giorgio] Chiellini who is not getting any younger, despite being still reliable, [Leonardo] Bonucci is not young either, [Andrea] Barzagli has just retired, so Juve needed to sign a great defender.”
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