Real Madrid have ruled out signing Neves due to the transfer fee and to avoid any bad blood with PSG.
Real Madrid continues its search for a midfield signing to revitalize the team for next season. Mourinho doesn’t consider the arrival of Bernardo Silva sufficient, and the Portuguese manager is pushing for another addition to the midfield , even if it means some departures. Joรฃo Neves has always been the club’s and Mourinho’s first choice , but the club has now ruled out this move, according to Alberto Pereiro, a journalist for Onda Cero.
Through social media, Pereiro has confirmed that Real Madrid will not make any attempt to sign Joao Neves this summer for two reasons: the price of the transfer and Florentino Pรฉrez’s desire to avoid another problem with PSG after what happened with Mbappรฉ. “Madrid’s first choice was always Joao Neves, but they also insist at the club that it is practically impossible due to the price and the ‘good relationship’ that exists between the two clubs now ,” the journalist announced.
Joao Neves, Real Madrid’s preferred target, an impossible signing
From the moment Florentino Pรฉrez announced that Real Madrid was considering signing a Galรกctico,ย the names of Vitinha and Joรฃo Neves were immediately mentioned, with particular emphasis on the latterย . Mourinho would be delighted to have either of them on his team, but the club considers the transfer impossible. For this reason,ย the club has focused on alternatives such asย Enzo Fernรกndezย and Mateus Fernandes.
Real Madrid’s sporting director informed Mourinho thatย
signing the Portuguese midfielder from PSG was a pipe dream.ย Firstly, because PSG would demand a very high fee to even begin negotiations, an amount Real Madrid couldn’t afford; and secondly, and no less importantly, because Real Madrid didn’t want any problems with PSG at this time, having resolved their differences after several years of conflict over the Mbappรฉ saga.
Florentino Pรฉrez prefers to focus on other objectives and not look within the PSG squad, even though Luis Enrique has some of the best midfielders in the world in the Parisian team, players who have led the French team to be crowned European champion for two consecutive years.
Real Madrid, after Enzo Fernรกndez, Mateus Fernandes or Bouaddi
Now, Real Madrid are targeting Enzo Fernรกndez or Mateus Fernandes for their midfield, and Bouaddi’s name has also been added to the list. Bouaddi is having an excellent World Cup, and PSG are also keen to sign him. At the Bernabรฉu, they’re considering that instead of signing PSG players, the solution for the midfield might lie in beating the Parisians to the Moroccan midfielder, who is cheaper than either the Argentinian or the Portuguese.
In the coming days we will see what new path Real Madrid takes to reinforce a midfield that, to date, Josรฉ Mourinho considers incomplete.
