PSG sporting director takes swipe at Benfica over João Neves: We paid... | OneFootball

Luís Campos argues that PSG paid a fair price for João Neves. Recently, the sporting director of the Paris club commented on the signing of the former star from Benfica, whose departure from Luz was highly contested and even used to criticize Rui Costa during the election campaign for the Eagles' presidency.

"I am used to hearing this in my career as a sporting director. I pass through Porto and they tell me: ‘You bought Vitinha for 40 million’", began the director of the French giant, regarding the purchases he has made for PSG in recent years.

"Now that they are players from another galaxy and with a higher value, it's easy to talk. We paid the fair price for João [Neves] at the time", added the Portuguese, revealing that the Paris club paid what it considered appropriate to secure the former Benfica star.

"Luis Enrique played an important role in João taking a leap to a higher level, and teammates like Vitinha and Nuno Mendes also demand a lot from him", explained Luís Campos, revealing that the Spanish coach was crucial in the development of the player that Roger Schmidt did not want to sell.

"", concluded the director, on the sidelines of the Globe Soccer Awards. João Neves — valued at 110 million euros — has already played 15 official matches this season for PSG. In the 1,070 minutes he was on the pitch, the Portuguese registered six goals and two assists.

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