Manchester United increase offer to sign brilliant midfielder – £59M offered!
It has been claimed that Manchester United have increased their bid to sign Benfica star Joao Neves this summer.
It is no secret in the media that Manchester United are in desperate need of adding some more quality to that squad over the summer window – with a whole host of top players linked with a move to Old Trafford.
Joao Neves is a player that the likes of Manchester United have been linked with in recent weeks – although his massive £100 million asking price may become an issue for some chasing clubs in the summer.
But according to Portuguese daily Corrieo da Manha, Manchester United have increased their bid to sign Benfica midfielder Joao Neves, and the reports claim that United have made an offer of £59 million to capture Neves from Benfica.
Despite their importance to the squad, Benfica’s vice-president, Luis Mendes recently acknowledged the inevitability of player sales, stating that Benfica must assess market opportunities and make prudent decisions to ensure the club’s financial stability and capacity for new investments.
“Any public limited sports company is obliged to sell players,” Mendes told O Jogo.
“If we look at it, 90% to 95% of European clubs sell players to balance their accounts. Even Real Madrid themselves had to do it last year. If we want to invest in training, in new players, we have to sell players.”
When asked specifically about Neves and Silva, Mendes said: “Benfica has to sell players. What you have to analyze at the right time is what the market offers players and then make a decision. That decision has not been made today.
‘But we are under pressure to sell because we have a capital situation that allows us to accumulate a loss, albeit a slight one.”
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