If I asked you to name five players who you believe may end up at the Emirates in 2023, I’m sure one of these players is Pedro Neto. The Wolverhampton winger has been touted as the ideal Bukayo Saka alternative for Arsenal’s right wing.
Bukayo Saka clearly lacks competition on Arsenal’s right wing; the Hale End graduate is unplayable on his best day, and left backs have a difficult time playing him. Nonetheless, his overdependence has caused him to appear tired, overused, and unable to play at the high levels he has achieved.
That is why Neto has been linked with Arsenal; he is seen as the ideal deputy for the Arsenal No. 7.
Signing Neto is becoming more difficult by the day; we already seen reported that Manchester City had entered his race, and now another stumbling block has appeared.
Jorge Mendes, the Portuguese winger’s agent, has now stated that if he is to be sold at a reasonable price, he should get €100 million.
Mendes told Record: “Pedro Neto had played five minutes at Braga and left for Lazio because the president trusted what we told him.
“In the meantime, he got back what he had paid – at the time Pedro Neto was about to go to Benfica, but he went to Wolverhampton. And he wasn’t sold for more than 100 million euros (£86m) because he got injured.”
Mendes believes that he can feed ideas to Wolves decision-makers. With figures like 7 assists in 12 games, they have a quality player on their hands, and it will be interesting to see how much they let him go for, because I am confident he will play for a Champions League club in the 2024–25 season. Hopefully, Arsenal will be that club.
Do you think he is worth over 100 million?
Daniel O
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Nope, a good player but not close to that 100 million valuation.
Add the fact that he would not be a starter, but competition or mostly on the bench behind Saka at RW.
I have a better idea than 100 million on Neto. How about 100 million on Osihmen, and Jesus can be backup for Saka on RW and Osihmen as a striker.
Solving 2 problems with one transfer.
Stay where you are, unless he comes with a guarantee that he will win the league for us
I see a situation that has developed steadily upwards in sellers demanding transfer fees , where NOW, even relatively moderate players are being touted for WAY UNREALISTICALLY HIGH FEES.
. Consequently – and especially now that FFP rules means would be buying clubs are running scared of Everton type points deductions – transfer fees will OF NECESSITY come back towards more realistic figures , OR ELSE, very few huge fees for players will be paid by anyone. It could even collapse the transfer market, though on balance, I THINK IT WIL NOT GO,THAT FAR. Not just yet anyway.
THIS MONTH SO FAR, NOT A SINGLE HUGE MONEY PREM TRANSFER HAS HAPPENED and I doubt any will, either.
I have always said REAL deterrents with TEETH, do work and I SUGGEST WE ARE NOW SEEING IT WORK.
Though as ever, SOME clubs will be far slower than others to see this new reality and will pay the price for their inability to keep up with swiftly changing developments.
It definitely seems that way Jon.
If I was interested in the January transfer market, I would be going nuts by now. A week to go and barely any movement anywhere. The big news is the possibility that Newcastle have to sell and the on loan deal of Phillips to the Hammers
In my opinion Pedro Neto was always the mystery winger link to Arsenal, he was the next best option having lost out to Raphinha.
An ideal replacement for Saka, am one of those who thought he would have been a permanent fixture in Arsenal set up by now, the gaffer needs to return to his steely determination when he set out on getting his players, the Vlohovic’s, the Neto’s.
Fans and armchair managers don’t always know what is right or good for the team, but the knifes and horns are never far away when results are not forthcoming.
With that injury record they won’t be getting even half of that. Good player on his day, unfortunately he just doesn’t have many days
Sure he’s worth £100 mil if you add 3 times of 99.9% purity cocaine, otherwise stop sniffing that stuff mendes, you are dreaming some worryingly weird dreams.
A guy that has played less than 40 games in last 3 seasons goes for £100mil? Ok.
3 tones of cocaine and the player and you get the £100mil
Lol
Jorge Mendes mouth watering at his fees if neto goes for a hundred mil cmon man he’s good but he isn’t top tier 100 mil