The whole adapting this is overrated anyway. Just because Diego had a bad season while our whole team sucked doesn't mean it's somehow hard to adapt to Serie A. It's not like Messi would suddenly become the new Quaresma in Italy.
What Adriano? Come on, if he didn't fuck it up for himself, he was easily one of the best strikers in the world for two years. So that isn't a good example at all.
The whole adapting this is overrated anyway. Just because Diego had a bad season while our whole team sucked doesn't mean it's somehow hard to adapt to Serie A. It's not like Messi would suddenly become the new Quaresma in Italy.
I don't think Diego was that bad. He had a shambles of a team around him and still managed to put in some good performances. He was one of our best players last season (I know, that's not saying much).
Though to be honest, Neymar will probably cost somewhere around that amount too Nick. Wasn't a 25M bid from Chelsea flatly rejected by Santos. That probably means they'll fetch over 30M for him.