Will Neymar's recent red card and public implosion for Santos put off potential European buyers?
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Alex Blower
No, if anything his implosion at Santos is likely to attract potential European buyers, with Neymar's current club likely to be willing to negotiate a quick deal.More importantly, European clubs are littered with stars enduring similar implosions.
In Spain, Real Madrid's Pepe for instance, was banned for ten games after stamping and kicking an opposition player, yet remains a first team starter.
Manchester United meanwhile have to contend with the violent temper of Wayne Rooney, most recently shown during England's Euro qualifier with Montenegro.
In Italy, AC Milan were more than happy to take on Antonio Cassano from Sampdoria, despite the player have a public spat with the latter's chairman in which he verbally insulted him.
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Jack Beresford
Yes, Neymar's red card and subsequent implosion could put off European clubs who are growing increasingly cautious of buying young Brazilian talent.The European leagues are littered with examples of South American stars who have moved to Europe with temperamental reputations and subsequently fallen to pieces.
Carlos Tevez is the most recent example, with the striker quickly becoming a temperamental character for Manchester City when a transfer back to South America failed to materialize, going as far as to allegedly refuse to come on during a recent Champions League game with Bayern Munich.
In Germany, Wolfsburg's Brazilian star Diego was similarly difficult, after insisting on taking a penalty, despite not being the designated taker, only to go on and miss the resulting kick.
Adriano is Italy's most high profile example of how a player can implode, with most of his antics occurring in the bars and clubs of Milan rather than the football pitch, only to return to Brazil and return to form.
October 15, 2011, 02:11 pm
