Chelsea should not waste any bananas on Neymar: Better options
Article continued from http://www.senore.com/Chelsea-should-not-waste-any-bananas-on-Neymar-Problem-child-a77975...
Neymar has certainly gained a lot of attention with his displays for Santos, but Chelsea should really consider if the 19-year-old will be able to deliver in Europe. He has only ever played in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858, beginning his senior career with Santos in the 2009-2010 season.
Before he joined the Santos senior team, Neymar started playing professional football career with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Neymar-c27639 adjust with a European side?
Will he even be able to make it to the first team in a side like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-c30728 Madrid. Both sides have exceptional squads, the fact that both failed to perform last season is irrelevant. The fact remains; they have top, experienced players who would not put up with someone like Neymar.
The London side currently have better options as it is, they have identified a number of targets for the summer transfer window. So far http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030 Aguero have been linked with a move to Chelsea.
All three are top players, rated much more highly than Neymar. The Belgian Lukaku is a year younger than Neymar and has statistics which are equally good. He has expressed his desire to join the Blues in the summer and is expected to arrive at Stamford Bridge soon.
Lukaku scored an impressive 20 goals in 50 appearances for Anderlecht last season, along with providing seven assists. He has often been described as the new Drogba due to his resemblance to the Chelsea striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Didier-Drogba-c11044.
Radamel Falcao, the 25-year-old Colombian striker, has the best statistic out of all the Chelsea targets. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 man managed to score 73 goals in all competitions for the Portuguese giants in 85 appearances over two seasons, including the winner in the UEFA Europa League.
The 23-year-old Argentinean Sergio Aguero is very expensive, which could be the reason why the Blues might not pursue the Atletico Madrid star. However, if he is compared with Neymar, he would emerge the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Victor-c36011.
Neymar may just be overrated, something Chelsea should realize from other Brazilian players in the past. A prime example is 27-year-old Brazil international Robinho, who joined Real Madrid in 2005 from Santos.
After a highly unsuccessful spell at the Bernabeu, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robinho-c31382 was linked with a move to the English Premier League. Chelsea and Manchester City were involved in a tussle over the Brazilian, which City eventually won.
His form did not improve with the Manchester side, while he did go on to score in his debut for the club, which happened to be against Chelsea, the Blues went on to win the match 3-2. Robinho had another poor spell with AC Milan, after which he has moved to SSC http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003.
If Neymar continues on like this, there’s a big chance he will end up like Robinho, who could not quite adjust to European sides after his premature departure from Santos. A move to Real Madrid would be the perfect start to oblivion, a destination Neymar is expected to end up at.
Disclaimer: This is a satirical piece. The ideas expressed in this article are solely of the writer's and do not reflect the official editorial policy of better.com.
Tags: