Liverpool have been linked with a move for Neto in the January transfer window…
As we reported earlier, Brendan Rodgers is considering whether or not to pay £2m to take Fiorentina’s Brazilian goalkeeper Norberto Neto to Anfield in January, as he looks to increase competition for Simon Mignolet.
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With Brad Jones injured, and Neto’s contract expiring in the summer, Rodgers is supposedly considering whether or not to take a risk on the 25-year-old. The Daily Mirror also believes Juventus are interested.
Here are ten things you might not have known about the player:
10) WhoScored.com
The football statistics website rates Neto’s performances so far this season at 6.74 out of 10. They list his strengths as shot stopping (or reflexes), saving close range shots and saving long shots.
9) FIFA 15
The game rates Neto at an overall of 73, with a potential of 80. His best attribute is his reflexes, rated at 79, while his weakest attribute is supposedly his kicking, rated at just 60.