Chicago Fire is making news with their ambitious try to sign Brazilian star Neymar. The MLS team is talking with Neymar along with two other MLS clubs trying to copy the success they saw with Lionel Messi going to Inter Miami. This move could really help MLS become more popular worldwide and make Chicago Fire more important in the league.
- Chicago Fire is one of three MLS teams talking to Neymar.
- The deal might be like Lionel Messi’s move to Inter Miami with how much money it makes.
- Getting Neymar could make MLS way more popular worldwide.
Chicago Fire’s Big Move
In what people are calling a really big deal Chicago Fire is supposedly talking about bringing Neymar to Major League Soccer. People who know about it say the club is one of three MLS teams right now trying to get the Brazilian star. Everyone’s comparing it to when Lionel Messi went to Inter Miami which means there’s probably gonna be lots of money and business stuff involved.
💣🇧🇷 All details on Chicago Fire preliminary talks to sign global superstar Neymar, per sources w/ @JacobsBen:
– Preliminary talks. Obviously difficult
– Chicago ONLY MLS team in official talks (they have his MLS rights)
– Deal could be similar to Messi
https://t.co/mlUvBBEgVx— Tom Bogert (@tombogert)
January 16, 2025
This is part of what MLS wants to do getting big stars to make people watch more games and make the league better. Neymar who everyone knows is super skilled and really popular could totally change things for Chicago Fire and the whole league.
Neymar’s Big Moments
Neymar, whose full name is Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior has played for some really good teams in Europe and other places. He started playing pro at Santos FC then went to FC Barcelona in 2013 for €57 million. When he went to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 it was the most expensive transfer ever at €222 million. Just last year he went to Al-Hilal for €90 million. Even though things haven’t been great at Al-Hilal people still think he’s worth around €15 million.
MLS Getting Bigger
MLS keeps getting bigger by getting really famous players and maybe getting Neymar shows this. The league does what other leagues do with big transfers. Getting really good players like Neymar shows that MLS wants to be one of the best leagues in the world.
If you want to know more about how Chicago Fire has been doing and their history check out their information page. You can also look at everything Neymar has done in his career on his Transfermarkt profile.