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If Neymar was having any problems deciding where to go (assuming many elite clubs are hot on his trail) then Pele has stepped in to voice his opinion on where Neymar should play next.
Surprisingly, that place is not any place other than Real Madrid. Pele thinks that the game in Spain suits Neymar the best and his chances of succeeding would be the greatest in Spain or Italy. But Pele does not know for sure if Santos will allow Neymar to leave so early and hence there can be a delay in his to-be high profile move to Europe.
Real Madrid are now in pole position to sign Neymar. A deal believed to be between 30 to 40 million is being quoted but I think there is plenty of margin in that. Neymar, is 19 and has no experience of European football which is quite fast and always gives some problems to Brazillian dribblers. Robinho (another player similar to Neymar) had to adjust a lot in order to be effective in Europe.
Neymar apparently came close to signing for Chelsea last season but ended up playing for Santos. Pele has said that, the decision to not play for EPL was great for Neymar. His game is not built for that style. If you think about it, it is kind of obvious, Neymar is not really a physical marvel yet. He is just 19 and Ronaldo was a skinny dude when he was 19.
Manchester United made Ronaldo put a lot of muscles on those legs and look at him now. Secondly, the game in England is a bit different than the game played in Spain or Italy. In England it is mostly running and passing. Vice versa.
In Spain, you have to think about your movement a lot more and the game is much slower. We’ll leave the comparison between EPL and La Liga for another time.
In other news, Real Madrid are now closing in of Raphael Varane and reports say that he is one of the best young center backs in the world right now, he is tall and has got pace. Lets see what becomes of him at Real Madrid and hope he does not become another Sergio Canales at Real Madrid.
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