Manchester United target Joao Neves reportedly offered SL Benfica's latest contract offer five times - Man United News And Transfer News

Manchester United transfer target Joao Neves has reportedly been offered five times the salary offered by SL Benfica in a new deal.

The Red Devils want to strengthen their midfield after a season where only Kobbie Mainoo was able to keep his head high in the center of the park.

As a result, the position has been earmarked as a summer vacancy and Erik ten Hag’s men are said to have already made an offer for Benfica’s talented 19-year-old central midfielder Joao Neves.

It has been reported here that the Portuguese, currently in action for his country at Euro 2024, has turned down a new contract offer from the Eagles amid interest from European giants such as Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.

Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manha reports that “the renewal proposal that Benfica presented to João Neves falls well short of what was expected by the midfielder.”
Neves is now one of the most important players in the first XI, having made 33 league appearances last season.

Therefore, he “demands to earn at the level of the highest salaries in the team and Benfica’s first proposal planned to double the salary to one million euros per year, but Neves, his father and his agent, Jorge Mendes, understand that the new salary should be close to the current ceiling that captain Otamendi and Turkish player Kokçu currently earn (2.5 million euros per year excluding taxes).

What is problematic for the Eagles is that Neves’ great form has attracted other clubs and they have put forward tempting offers that can far surpass what his current team can offer.

“Sources close to the player guarantee that the proposals reaching the Stade Lumière offer salaries five times higher than those presented by Benfica.” Or ten times his current salary.

According to the report, his current club wants to reward the player for his progress but does not want to do “crazy things” like he has done in the past.

This is where teams like United and PSG will look to strike and take advantage of their economic superiority over clubs like Benfica.

Neves is one of the most exciting young midfielders in world football and has been described as an “aggressive, tenacious presser” who can also dictate possession from deeper positions.

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