João Neves has been one of the revelation signings so far to start the 2024-25 season. Moreover, the 19-year-old finds himself atop an impressive stat ahead of top players.
This summer, Paris Saint-Germain paid €60 million plus €10 million for the midfielder, and right now, it’s proving to be money well spent. Neves has made the transition to Ligue 1 without much effort having impressed in his first five matches.
Neves has recorded five assists in the five league matches to start the 2024-25 season. The latest assist came on Saturday when his pass reached the far post, allowing Ousmane Dembélé to score and level the contest.
Moreover, the assist puts Neves in elite company to start this campaign. LiveScore highlighted on X that the PSG midfielder is part of an elite group of passers. The graphic doesn’t take into account that Lamine Yamal and Bukayo Saka recorded an assist in Sunday’s action.
No player in Europe’s top 5 leagues has more assists this season than PSG’s 19-year-old João Neves 🎯👏 pic.twitter.com/bdqhvrJd9g
— LiveScore (@livescore) September 21, 2024
It will be interesting to see if the Parisian newcomer can continue to produce at this level. Should he maintain this level, the capital club will have plenty of scoring chances this season.
