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Journalist
Graduated from Journalism School in Paris. Specializing in football, and more particularly on the transfer window. Fan of PSG and Stade Français.
Arriving from Benfica Lisbon for €70M (bonus included) this summer, João Neves was the big recruit of the transfer window for PSG. The Portuguese midfielder spoke behind the scenes of his transfer, and indicates that his three compatriots in the locker room (Vitinha, Gonçalo Ramos and Nuno Mendes) had a direct impact on his choice to sign for PSG.
The PSG has long been announced in the footsteps of several stars in attack during the summer transfer window (Osimhen, Sancho, Kvaratskhelia), but the big crack of the summer ultimately concerned a midfielder. João Neveswho has just celebrated his 20th birthday, arrived at the Parc des Princes for €70 million from the Benfica Lisbon. And in an interview given to beINSPORTSthe Portuguese international spoke candidly about the underside of his transfer to PSG.
“I understood where I was putting my feet”
« I already saw PSG as a great team. When I arrived here, I understood where I was going when I saw the facilities and the people who work. It’s a club that exceeds my expectations. It was a great opportunity for development. There were all the conditions in place to evolve with this team, which is why I accepted the project. It’s a project with which I identify a lot and I come here to give the best of myself, and to make Paris better “, noted João Neveswho then makes a big revelation about his choice to sign with PSG and which concerns his Portuguese compatriots in the locker room.
The Portuguese PSG influenced Neves
« The presence of the Portuguese players influenced me a little. The project interested me independently of the players who were already there. But yes, it allows for faster adaptation within the club. The impression that it didn’t need any adaptation? (laughs) Everyone has their own way of adapting. I’m someone who adapts easily, and with the Portuguese players, it was easier, it’s true. », continues João Neveswhich refers to Vitinha, Nuno Mendes et Gonçalo Ramos who were present at PSG upon his arrival. And who therefore counted for his transfer…
