Florentino Pérez crazy about Benfica fans' favourite footballer | OneFootball

João Neves could become one of the main protagonists of the Real Madrid elections. Florentino Pérez intends to respond to Enrique Riquelme’s campaign promises with big-name signings in the next transfer window, with the Benfica academy product being one of the players most admired by the current Madrid president.

At the same time as he prepares José Mourinho’s return to the Santiago Bernabéu, Florentino wants to strengthen his presidential bid with ambitious targets for the summer. According to journalist Juanma Castaño, from Cadena SER, the PSG player is on the Real Madrid leader’s list of targets, at a time when he is preparing to play in the Champions League final before heading to the 2026 World Cup with the Portugal national team.

“Florentino Pérez really likes João Neves, the PSG midfielder who is going to play in the Champions League final”, Juanma Castaño revealed, also assuring that the Madrid president has two more names clearly identified to attack the market.

The same source also highlights that the market has already started moving behind the scenes at Spain’s main clubs, even before the start of the World Cup. “It is an important market, already in motion before the World Cup, and it is stirring things up behind the scenes at big clubs such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid. And it is only just beginning,” he concluded.

This season, for PSG, João Neves – valued at 110 million euros – has already made 37 official appearances: 21 in Ligue 1, 13 in the Champions League, one in the Intercontinental Cup, one in the Coupe de France and one in the French Super Cup. In the 2,612 minutes he has been on the pitch, the Portuguese midfielder has recorded seven goals and four assists.

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