MAN UTD AND CHELSEA READY BIDS FOR WONDERKID DUBBED NEXT NEYMAR

Endrick, the teenager dubbed ‘the next Neymar’, turned 16 on Thursday – and two of the Premier League’s top clubs are already reportedly intent on securing his services. The highly-rated Brazilian, who is said to have scored a staggering 170 goals in 172 career outings, is set to sign a professional deal with Palmeiras – the club he has been with since the age of 11. Unfortunately for Palmeiras fans, they probably won’t have long to enjoy his outrageous talents. Endrick is tipped for a bright future in European football – something that is not lost on media in the South American country.


Journalists are expected to be out in force to capture the moment Endrick inks his Palmeiras contract. For most 15-year-olds, the attention might be a little overwhelming. For a youngster that has appeared on the front page of Spanish newspaper Marca on three occasions already in his career, the spotlight is nothing new.

CHELSEA FAVOURITES TO SIGN NEYMAR

Premier League heavyweights Chelsea are the favourites to sign Paris Saint Germain (PSG) attacker Neymar this summer according to the latest reports in the media. Neymar has been seriously linked with a move away from PSG after a poor season which saw him get loudly booed by his own fans in the first home game after the Champions League exit suffered at the hands of eventual champions Real Madrid.

A summer shakeup is expected at PSG and Neymar could be affected. TheFrench champions are closing in on the appointment of Christopher Galtier and he will replace Mauricio Pochettino in the dugout.

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN STAR NEYMAR CLOSES ON PELE BRAZIL RECORD

Neymar scored two calmly taken penalties as Brazil fired a World Cup warning with a 5-1 thrashing of South Korea in Seoul on Thursday. The Paris Saint-Germain forward scored his 72nd and 73rd goals for his country to close on Pele’s record of 77 for Brazil. Neymar also upstaged South Korean captain Son Heung-min, the joint Premier League Golden Boot winner, who was kept quiet by a rampant Brazil at a packed Seoul World Cup Stadium.

Neymar’s status for the match had been up in the air after he suffered a right foot injury during training on Wednesday, but he was the star of the show on a night when Richarlison, Philippe Coutinho and Gabriel Jesus all scored. Brazil, ranked number one in the FIFA rankings, fielded a strong side and looked dangerous almost from the opening seconds with a header by Thiago Silva wiped out by an offside call.

CELTIC SET TO FACE NEYMAR AND VINICIUS JR NEXT MONTH IN FRIENDLY

Celtic trio Kyogo Furuhashi, Reo Hatate, and Daizen Maeda look set to face off against the likes of Neymar, Vinicius Jr, and Gabriel Jesus next month in a stunning international glamour match.
Japan boss Hajime Moriyasu has yet to name his squad for the friendlies against Paraguay and Brazil respectively. However, Kyogo, Maeda, and Hatate were all included in the World Cup qualification camp back in March. Unfortunately, Yosuke Ideguchi hasn’t been called up since 2019, and given his lack of minutes at Parkhead, is unlikely to be thrown in this month either.


Despite there being no competitive games in June’s camp, Moriyasu has already hinted that he’ll turn to his strongest players as they prepare for Qatar 2022 [Excite]. Japan will face Paraguay on June 2nd before the Brazil clash 4 days later. The Kirin Cup will then get underway on June 10th.

PSG: NEYMAR FOR SALE – JOURNALIST

PSG officials are prepared to sell Brazilian star Neymar this summer according to French journalist RomainMolina. According to him, PSG owners are ready to sell Neymar after getting fed up of his issues and injury problems. Molina gave an update on Neymar on his Twitter account as he said that the Brazilian has not lived up to his price tag at the club since his transfer from Spanish La Liga giants Barcelona in 2017.

Neymar left Barcelona to sign for PSG in a world-record deal and no transfer has come close to it in terms of the fee paid for the player. At the time of the transfer five years ago, PSG secured his signature after they activatedthe release clause in his Barcelona contract.

PSG TRIO IMPRESS IN BIG WIN

The famed Paris Saint Germain (PSG) attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Neymar and KylianMbappeimpressed in the same game on the way to the 6-1 thumping of Clermont Foot in the French top flight. Neymar, Mbappe and Messi were in top form as they put hosts Clermont Foot to the sword in front of their home fans.


Neymar and Mbappe shared the goalscoring between each other meaning that they both scored three goals, while Messi registered three assists. Also, Mbappe was responsible for two assists during the game.

NEYMAR SUFFER CONDEMNATION FROM PSG FANS

Brazil international Neymar Jr. suffered one of his worst days as a Paris Saint Germain (PSG) last weekend after he was booed by his own fans at the Parc des Princes on the back of their elimination at the hands of Spanish La Liga leaders Real Madrid. Neymar was loudly booed by the PSG fans alongside Lionel Messi.


The PSG fans were clearly frustrated with superstars such as Messi and Neymar following the manner of their Champions League exit to Real Madrid at the last 16 stage earlier this month. Frenchman KylianMbappe scored the only goal of the game in stoppage time and Messi also missed a second half penalty as PSG beat Real Madrid 1-0 at home in the first leg. In the second leg, Mbappe scored towards the end of the first half to put PSG 2-0 ahead in the tie and in the driving seat, but Real Madrid had other ideas. The Spanish La Liga leaders scored three second half goals in the space of seventeen (17) minutes to knock their French opponents out of the Champions League via a 3-2 aggregate defeat.

MBAPPE TRAINS AHEAD OF MADRID CLASH

Paris Saint Germain (PSG) have been handed a massive boost ahead of their Champions League last 16 second leg encounter with Spanish La Liga leaders Real Madrid after star player KylianMbappe returned to training.


Mbappe had been a big doubt for the second leg clash billed for the Estadio Santiago Bernebeu on Wednesday after he suffered a knock in training, but the Frenchman provided PSG with a timely boost ahead of the game after he returned to training on Tuesday. The former AS Monaco player was part of the PSG team that trained at the Bernebeu as the French Ligue 1 leaders stepped up preparation for the game. Mbappe is now expected to take his place in the PSG front trio for the away game against Real Madrid alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar.

MESSI RETURNS TO PSG TRAINING

French giants Paris Saint Germain (PSG) have been boosted with the return of Lionel Messi to training after recovering from Covid-19 and he's on course to face Reims at home in the league this weekend. Messi has missed theleague games played since the French top flight returned from a short winter break earlier this year. He had posted on his Instagram that his recovery from Covid-19 was taking longer than expected. Messi returned to PSG training on Tuesday and he could make his return against Reims having missed the last three league matches.Messi could get the chance to add to his one league goal this season if PSG take on Reims.

WILSHERE PICKS SALAH OVER NEYMAR

Ex-Arsenal and West Ham United midfielder Jack Wilshere has opted for Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah over his Paris Saint Germain (PSG) counterpart Neymar. Wilshere picked Salah ahead of Neymar while he was doing his punditry work on TalkSPORT, which is one of the most popular radio stations in the United Kingdom.

Wilshere picked Egyptian international Salah ahead of Brazilian forward Neymar when he sat down with the aforementioned media outlet on a round of ‘Either/Or’ where he had to choose between two footballing legends.

Pages