PSG Superstar Neymar Filming Own Netflix Documentary

?Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar is rumoured for his own Netflix documentary, with film crews ‘regularly present’ at the French club’s training. 

The Brazilian superstar famously became the world’s most expensive footballer of all time when departed Barcelona to join PSG in a stunning €222m deal back in 2017. 

Things haven’t always gone smoothly for Neymar in Paris however. Despite winning back to back Ligue 1 titles, he has failed to progress past the last 16 of the Champions League, suffered with recurring injuries and has been heavily linked with a move back to his former club.

This season, the 27-year-old superstar has been in impressive form, having found the net 11 times in just 12 league appearances so far, while he has also provided five assists.

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With the player never out of the headlines, ?Le Parisien report that streaming giant Netflix have begun filming a documentary about Neymar.

The report claims that film crews are ‘regularly present’ with the player and they have privileged access, both inside the training facilities and amongst his entourage.

Netflix themselves have refused to comment on it, but the number of cameras and the different locations indicate that it could be a multi-part series. 

“All the big names on the market try to approach football and sports stars for series or documentaries. The next winners will be those who get Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi or Neymar,” an Amazon representative told Le Parisien back in September. 

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The report also notes that while Amazon did make an offer, it was Netflix who managed to claim the rights to shoot the documentary of Neymar. Numerous clubs have already featured in documentaries, with ?Manchester City, ?Leeds United and Borussia Dortmund and others all allowing cameras behind the scenes for Amazon Prime. Tottenham Hotspur’s 2019/20 season is currently being filmed. 

Netflix, meanwhile, have produced content for ?Juventus and Sunderland among others, while they were also able to produce a documentary on ?Cristiano Ronaldo. Neymar would become the latest footballer to have his life filmed, but it remains to be seen when the documentary will be released.

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LA Galaxy Announce Javier Hernández Arrival on 3-Year Contract From Sevilla

?Mexico international Javier Hernández has completed his move to Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy, ending a six-month spell with Sevilla.

The 31-year-old only left West Ham in the summer as he looked for more game time elsewhere, but Hernández has been well behind Luuk de Jong and Munir El Haddadi in the club’s pecking order and Sevilla have also signed another striker, Youssef En-Nesyri, this month.

Hernández has been tipped to move to MLS for a number of weeks and fans have now received official confirmation from the club, with the Mexico international saying that it’s ‘the right time’ to join LA Galaxy.


Like when people describe me playing, you know, that he’s always in the right place at the right time,” Hernández told the LA Times, prior to LA Galaxy’s official announcement.

It was the right time, the right opportunity. I’m going to be playing. That’s what I want in my life. People are going to say it was because I couldn’t make it [in Europe], but sometimes in football, there are things that are not in your hands. 

“The last two years, the managers decided on giving confidence to other players rather than me. And now, the LA Galaxy, the manager of the club and the league, are telling me, ‘Look, Javier, we want to give you all the trust, all the confidence to help us’, and that’s why I’m taking this opportunity.”

Hernández has signed a three-year contract worth a reported £103k a week in Los Angeles, and he will join a host of Mexico internationals who have moved to the United States to further their careers, playing on a regular basis without the pressures and demands that come in Europe.


Former Arsenal star Carlos Vela is the most notable Mexican import in MLS right now, but Hernández revealed that it was actually a conversation with new teammate Jonathan dos Santos that convinced him over the move.

Jonathan told me the league is very underrated,” he added. “I really believe you don’t go there to retire.”


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Leeds Keen to Sign Britt Assombalonga After Eddie Nketiah’s Return to Arsenal

?Leeds are hoping to sign Middlesbrough striker Britt Assombalonga in the January transfer window after Eddie Nketiah’s loan was cut short, forcing him to return to Arsenal this month.

The Whites are in desperate need of more attacking force if they have any chance of keeping their promotion hopes alive, having failed to score in the last three games in all competitions.

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According to the ?Mirror, Marcelo Bielsa is hoping to sign a new striker before they face ?Millwall next Tuesday, with the Argentine eyeing up Championship star Assombalonga.

The 27-year-old is one of the league’s most proven forwards, scoring 67 goals in 180 appearances.

However, the DR Congo international has only scored six goals this campaign, having been ruled out with an ankle injury back in December.

Assombalonga – who joined ?Middlesbrough from Nottingham Forest in July 2017 for a fee of £15m – is expected to return to action next week, making him a prime target for Leeds in the current transfer window.

Patrick Bamford

Signing a new striker is also expected to ease the pressure on Patrick Bamford, having missed a penalty in their recent 1-0 defeat against QPR.

Although the 26-year-old has 10 goals and two assists this campaign, the Championship side are still majorly lacking in the goalscoring department.

?Leeds currently sit second in the Championship, just one point behind current leaders West Brom, with promotion to the Premier League their top aim this season, having lost in the playoffs to Derby County last year.

However, their recent form means the Whites have only managed one win in their last five league fixtures, closing the gap between them and second-place Fulham.

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They have picked up disappointing results in recent weeks, including a 2-0 loss to Sheffield Wednesday earlier this month.

Bielsa and his side are set to host Millwall next Tuesday, who currently sit seventh in the table.

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Liverpool Rule Out Xherdan Shaqiri Departure in January But Set Summer Price Tag

?Liverpool have turned down two loan offers for Switzerland international Xherdan Shaqiri this month, with Jürgen Klopp’s side refusing to offload the forward until the end of the season.

Shaqiri has featured sparingly throughout his career at Anfield, making just 40 appearances for the Reds across all competitions following his £13m move from Stoke City.

Xherdan Shaqiri

Both Sevilla and Roma have submitted loan offers for Shaqiri this month as they look to strengthen their sides, but ?Paul Joyce of The Times has confirmed that Liverpool have rejected both bids.

The club have informed Sevilla and Roma that Shaqiri will not be allowed to leave in the January transfer window as they want to keep a full-strength squad for the ?Premier League and ?Champions League.

As well as issuing a hands-off warning to any interested clubs, Liverpool have also set Shaqiri’s asking price at €30m for the end of the season.

The 28-year-old still has three years left on his contract, but Shaqiri wants to be getting regular game time elsewhere as he’s firmly behind Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané in the club’s pecking order.

Although Shaqiri’s been a bit-part player at Anfield, the Switzerland international has still been directly involved in 12 goals across all competitions – including two in a 3-1 win against Manchester United last season.


But while Liverpool’s €30m asking price is certainly modest from a Premier League standpoint, most teams across Europe would be priced out of a move Shaqiri at the end of the season unless the club lower their demands.

For the two clubs who were interested in signing Shaqiri this month, a €30m fee would set a new club record for La Liga side Sevilla – currently set a €25m – while he’d become Roma’s second most expensive player of all-time, behind only Gabriel Batistuta (€36m).


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A Way Too Early Look at Tottenham’s Candidates for Their Player of the Season Award

‘Do Tottenham even have a player of the season?’ – you, opening this article two seconds ago. But also me, trying to write this article an hour ago.

?It’s been a bloody miserable season for Tottenham. Let’s not even try and sugar-coat it. Let’s not even mosey about with the small talk.

Even the worst sides – no matter how big or small their expectations, their reputations – have their standout players, but who can honestly say that a Spurs player has been knees and toes, let alone head and shoulders, above their teammates this season? We’re reaching Derby County 2007/08 and QPR 2012/13 levels of crap, where the Rams and the Rs voted the fans as the player of the year.

Well, 90min try and argue the case of these four frontrunners just past the halfway mark in the season. Put your hazmat suits on everyone, we’ve got some stinkers here.


4 – Harry Kane

Harry Kane

Considering that the club vice-captain will be lucky to even play again this season, it’s almost a certainty that he’ll only be in the running ?until his healthy teammates are fit and firing. Yeah yeah, even I’m sniggering at that.

Despite performing a little below par this year, ?Kane has still contributed 17 goals and two assists in 25 games in all competitions. Starved of service and in physical decline already, that’s a great return for any striker in his situation.

Thanks for your service, Harry. Please don’t come back broken again.


3 – Davinson Sanchez

Davinson Sanchez

?Big Dave Sanchez hasn’t even been that great, he’s just kind of been there. It couldn’t have gone worse for him after he put in a horror show in the North London Derby at right-back.

Still, the gangly and goofy Colombian has at least been a decent defender, particularly since Jose Mourinho’s arrival. Can’t pass, mind, but the boy loves a challenge.?

Despite Jan Vertonghen getting the nod over him in recent weeks, the Belgian has been super suspect since returning to the side, and Sanchez could easily/most probably will be back in favour soon.


2 – Toby Alderweireld

Toby Alderweireld

This is a really annoying pick at number two, partly because ?Alderweireld is nowhere near the standard he set even a couple of years ago. No, totally because Alderweireld is nowhere near the standard he set even a couple of years ago, a damning indictment of how far ?Tottenham have fallen.

Much like Sanchez, the Belgian has just been present when a team has broken through Spurs’ porous midfield – sometimes it leads to a goal, sometimes it doesn’t, but it’s happening too much either way.

A yard slower and a touch weaker, Alderweireld finally got the big payday that he deserved back in 2017, but could very well claim his second club player of the season award since joining Spurs.


1 – Son Heung-min

Heung-Min Son

Quite impressive that ?Son is currently the player of the season considering his season highlights have scarcely included his work on the ball – but he did score that wonderful solo goal against Burnley, so we’ll let him off.

The positive of Son being the frontrunner is that the best is yet to come from him this season following a relatively quiet autumn and winter, and he’s hardly been shying away from responsibility on the pitch – his finishing has just been a bit crap. 

Tranquilo, Sonny. Spurs need someone to step up, and it’s probably going to have to be you again.


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