Neel Shelat

Neel Shelat

Neel Shelat is a freelance football journalist/analyst. He has been contributing to FootballTransfers as an analyst since June 2022.

Neel is a self-styled missionary of the religion of football — spreading the word about the game from all corners of the world. He closely follows various leagues, teams and players in all sorts of places to produce various features including in-depth profiles, tactical and data analyses, storytelling features, podcasts and much more. His work has been featured in Al Jazeera, FourFourTwo, World Soccer, Forbes Sports, Analytics FC and FotMob among others.

He is currently based in Doha, where he is studying Journalism at Northwestern University in Qatar.

Articles from Neel Shelat

Graham Potter, Hakim Ziyech, Chelsea

18 Sep 2022

Potter's Chelsea revolution showing promise already

New Chelsea manager Graham Potter in on the Brighton touchline.

14 Sep 2022

Possession, pressing and positivity - How Potter's Chelsea will look

Wesley Fofana with Todd Boehly.

6 Sep 2022

Wesley Fofana cannot solve Chelsea’s problems this season

Antony, Ajax, 2022/23

30 Aug 2022

Why €100m Antony is the perfect signing for Man Utd, Bruno and Sancho

Casemiro, Real Madrid

22 Aug 2022

Casemiro is coming - but Man Utd still need De Jong

Jack Grealish, Manchester City, 2021/22

23 May 2023

Jack Grealish’s potential can be unlocked by Sergio Gomez

Sergio Gomez, Anderlecht, 2021/23

17 Aug 2022

Sergio Gomez is Man City's answer to Alphonso Davies

Marc Cucurella, Brighton, 2021/22

5 Aug 2022

Marc Cucurella is Chelsea's Antonio Rudiger replacement

Benjamin Sesko, Slovenia, 2022

1 Aug 2022

Why Benjamin Sesko is NOT the answer to Man Utd's problems

Oleksandr Zinchenko, Manchester City, 2021/22

23 Jul 2022

He’s here and he’s perfect: Zinchenko can shine in two roles at Arsenal

Raheem Sterling, Manchester City, 2021/22

21 Jul 2022

Raheem Sterling: Why Chelsea signing will prove a great transfer

Franck Kessie, Barcelona, 2022/23, Video Grab

9 Jul 2022

Franck Kessie, Richarlison and the best signings of the week

Cristiano Ronaldo, Brentford v Man Utd, 2021-22

9 Jul 2022

Cristiano Ronaldo needs to be more like Sebastien Haller or leave Man Utd

Tyrell Malacia, Feyenoord, 2021/22

6 Jul 2022

Why Tyrell Malacia is a thrilling signing for Man Utd

Taiwo Awoniyi, Union Berlin, 2021/22

30 Jun 2022

Awoniyi, Lukaku and the top eight transfers of the week

Gabriel Jesus, Man City, 2021-22

30 Jun 2022

Gabriel Jesus at Arsenal: Suspect finisher but elite movement and pressing

Giorgio Chiellini, Juventus, 2021/22

24 Jun 2022

Mane, Chiellini, Aguerd and the best transfers of the week

Fabio Vieira, Porto, 2021/22

21 Jun 2022

Fabio Vieira: Arsenal's €40m signing will be the new Mesut Ozil

Darwin Nunez, Benfica, 2021/22

23 May 2023

Darwin Nunez to Liverpool: How Klopp can get the most from €100m signing

Antonio Rudiger, Chelsea, 2021/22

11 Jun 2022

Transfers Of The Week: Why Rudiger, Schlotterbeck and Kamara are destined for success