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The reason why Pedro Neto, inheritor of Cristiano Ronaldo, frustrated the signing of Raúl Jiménez to Juventus

By Mauricio Saenz

The Italian side was interested on the Mexican attacker, but his companion Neto frustrated his arrival.

The Italian side was interested on the Mexican attacker, but his companion Neto frustrated his arrival.

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Raúl Jiménez is having an incredible moment and caught the attention of some of the biggest clubs in the world. The Mexican attacker scored four goals after eight games so far and netted two more during the FIFA International break with his national team, on friendlies against South-Korea and Japan.

This outstanding present made teams as Juventus and Manchester United tried to sign him, but things didn’t end as he was expecting. The Italian side went to Wolverhampton to know how much money they were asking for the signing of Jiménez, but they went back after receiving an offer from the club to sign Pedro Neto.

Neto is only 20 years old, he is Portuguese and is set to occupy the place of Cristiano Ronaldo in his national team. He arrived to the English club after they paid $20 million to Lazio for him and, with a contract remaining until June 2025, Juventus is thinking on paying a fortune to take him.

The Italian team is looking for someone to replace CR7, as the legend could be leaving soon and both Neto and Jiménez appeared as options. At the end, it seems to be that Neto has more chances to complete the move and that one could be a huge transfer for him at his 20.


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