Cristiano's nationality and Messi's ability: the new Portuguese prodigy

In the transfer market within the world of football, speculation has led to an impressive inflation of the prices paid for player transfers. This rise in the value of the big stars has increased dramatically in recent seasons, paying real atrocities for the cracks before the arrival of Covid-19.

With the pandemic, the prices of the players have not been reduced although the number of signings has. Faced with this exponential rise in the market value of established footballers in recent years, many teams have chosen to sign young footballers, equally inflated in price but not to the point of the great world stars.

This situation can be exemplified in cases such as Real Madrid -with signings such as Vinícius Junior, Rodrygo Goes or Reinier- or FC Barcelona -which signed Pedri González, Francisco Trincao or Sergiño Dest- and it does not seem that it will stop after the pandemic. That is why young talents will continue to be an attraction for the big clubs and a good option to bet on the future.

In this scenario, there is a player who is being talked about a lot in recent days. This is Pedro Neto, a Wolverhampton striker who made his debut with the Portuguese national team in the win against the Andorra team (7-0), scoring for the Portuguese. He is barely 20 years old and, because of his short stature, his technical quality and being left-handed, he is already being compared to Leo Messi.

They speak wonders of Pedro Neto

Telmo Sousa, one of his first coaches, warned of the tremendous quality of Pedro Neto in statements to 'Lusa'. "No coach has performed any miracle: he is a natural talent, he was born with that gift, like the great pianists, for example. He stood out at an early age for his individual technique, he always played above his level, despite being 'short 'He is a very intelligent boy and still has something of a street player, he is very rebellious, with the ability to irrigate, fantastic, "he said.

He also recalled that "it was an incredible thing, like Messi. He caught the ball, deceived everyone, sent the ball over the goalkeeper and scored", highlighting that "quality alone is not enough and has a characteristic that also differentiates him. , which is being very competitive, he doesn't like to lose. " So far, Pedro Neto has played for Sporting de Braga, Lazio and Wolves. Last season he scored 5 goals and distributed 4 assists in 44 games with the English team, while this time he already has a target and two assists.