Gabriel Veron has been on Manchester United’s radar, but before a imaginable transfer, brazil’s emerging star suffered a devastating injury.
In the midst of an impressive season with Palmeiras, Verón faces one of the biggest pitfalls of his young career: on Sunday he suffered a muscle fracture in his right thigh in the club’s 1-0 win over local rival Red Bull Bragantino, Sport reported. .
There is still no exact timetable for when Verón can return, but Palmeiras talisman would miss the Copa do Brasil semi-final to win against America-MG.
Prior to the injury, the 18-year-old was being watched through English Premier League club Manchester United and Serie A Fiorentina, Italian newspaper La Nazione reported.
In addition to Manchester United and Fiorentina, present-day Italian Juventus have also expressed interest in Verón, according to Todofichajes, which was then shown through the club’s official website.
However, Palmeiras has already secured Verón’s long career with the club by extending his contract until 2024 last year.
It has not been revealed how much he would charge to become the star striker on the market, however, according to Goal, he deserves the maximum player he wants on the team of all time.
Verón has a more sensible perspective on the next windows of movement after a series of very good performances of the Copa Libertadores.
So far, the teenager has been smart, scoring 3 goals in seven games for the Brazilian national team and also named player of the week through Conmebol after scoring two sensational goals in Palmeiras’ decisive 5-0 win over Dellon this month.
But it is that it is the comparisons with the Brazilian superstar Neymar that have been the greatest popularity of Verón to date.
In fact, the young man is already rated “new Neymar” in his home country.
PSG expects Neymar to be with Kylian Mbappé when faced with Lille Photo: AFP/FRANCK FIFE
More interestingly, Palmeiras manager Abel Ferreira is convinced that control of the club values Verón more than its smug predecessor.
“It’s up to Palmeiras to sell this player for less than what was sold to Neymar to Barcelona,” Ferreira said of Verón this month.
Although compared to Neymar’s taste of play, Verón shared with Globo Esporte last year that he is Cristiano Ronaldo, five-time Ballon d’Or winner, whom he looks like.
“He [Ronaldo] is looking to make as productive as possible and break his own records,” Veron said. “I think it is [having similar styles]. By force, on the hunt for the most productive goals.