No Neymar! Barcelona to buy 130 million striker! With 22 goals and 5 assists in 31 games, Real Madrid smell the jitters [xueting]
2025-03-05
In fact, the fans who pay attention to Barcelona know that Barcelona has also recently come out of the news that they want to sign Neymar back. But after a period of discussion, Barca seem to have given up on the idea of continuing to sign Neymar.
According to Spanish "World Sport" and many other media reports, Barcelona is currently interested in Newcastle United's Swedish striker Isaac, hoping to introduce him to replace Lewan, rather than let Neymar return. Barca wanted a younger striker with more potential than the 33-year-old Neymar. Although he still has excellent personal skills, with the growth of age, his competitive state and physical function have declined to a certain extent, which is not in line with Barca's pursuit of a young, high-intensity lineup.
What makes it more difficult for Neymar to return is that the way Neymar left Barcelona was not very glorious. He is directly and Barcelona side turned against, and also asked for Barcelona's back pay, which led to Barcelona's senior management and him in court. So this time Barcelona want to sign Isak is obviously a more sensible choice. Isak is now arguably one of the top three centre-forwards in the Premier League. The 2024-25 season with 22 goals and 5 assists in 31 games in all competitions is also worth his €130 million.
Newcastle are now very tough on Isak's asking price, because they know that many big teams are lacking such a top center forward. But Isak is a player who left Real Sociedad that year, so a future return to La Liga will be seamless. Can also take over Lewan, Real Madrid also smell the unease. In the future, it is not so easy to occupy the advantage in the duel.
According to Spanish "World Sport" and many other media reports, Barcelona is currently interested in Newcastle United's Swedish striker Isaac, hoping to introduce him to replace Lewan, rather than let Neymar return. Barca wanted a younger striker with more potential than the 33-year-old Neymar. Although he still has excellent personal skills, with the growth of age, his competitive state and physical function have declined to a certain extent, which is not in line with Barca's pursuit of a young, high-intensity lineup.
What makes it more difficult for Neymar to return is that the way Neymar left Barcelona was not very glorious. He is directly and Barcelona side turned against, and also asked for Barcelona's back pay, which led to Barcelona's senior management and him in court. So this time Barcelona want to sign Isak is obviously a more sensible choice. Isak is now arguably one of the top three centre-forwards in the Premier League. The 2024-25 season with 22 goals and 5 assists in 31 games in all competitions is also worth his €130 million.
Newcastle are now very tough on Isak's asking price, because they know that many big teams are lacking such a top center forward. But Isak is a player who left Real Sociedad that year, so a future return to La Liga will be seamless. Can also take over Lewan, Real Madrid also smell the unease. In the future, it is not so easy to occupy the advantage in the duel.