Total controversy in Spanish territory. Barcelona is going through a difficult time thanks to the recent transfer market that meant the departure of the idol Lionel Messi and the formation of a payroll that does not convince many.
Just on the last day of the market, the club made official the departure of Antoine Girezmann, back at Atletico Madrid, and confirmed the controversial arrival of Luuk de Jong.
Many of the fans raised their voices to the sky with the hiring of the former Sevilla player as he is not the type of footballer they were expecting. The idea was to bring someone of weight, a world crack to disguise a little the departure of the Argentine captain.
In a dialogue with the ENS channel, Ronald Koeman, the Catalan coach, spoke about the arrival of the Dutch striker and was encouraged to compare him with Neymar Jr. Something that was not taken in the best way by the fans.
“Luuk is a different type of striker than ours and I think all teams should have this kind of striker … I already indicated this to the club last year. I just want to be able to change with my strikers. the party is asking for a guy like Luuk, he will play, “he said.
The above makes sense. His two strikers are Sergio Agüero and Martin Braithwaite, the former is an area striker and the latter offers greater dynamism. De Jong provides aerial play and stature.
However, the wick was lit with the following: “In the centers, Luuk de Jong is more dangerous than Neymar.” Thus, without further ado, he threw overboard any possibility, however impossible, with the Brazilian star for not having the conditions of the Dutchman.
The networks exploded, not just because of the comparison but because of the style of play that, between the lines, Koeman is trying to instill.
In fact PSG were about to offer the more than 200 million they paid for Neymar to Luuk, but they got confused and had to settle for the Brazilian
– Spanish Army (@ SpanishArmy5) September 9, 2021
Because when he runs out of ideas, he puts meta centers in the pot like the classic rival … So or clearer as far as the Bartomeuista coach is concerned, sport?
– Dan X S.21 (@ludansaiz) September 9, 2021
Half Europe was sticking to it
– El Xiringuito de Retratats (@chiri_Retratos) September 9, 2021
A neymar thigh is Luuk De Jong’s entire career
– Luiz Costa (@ LuizCos98311243) September 9, 2021