Neymar's name is introduced to the conversation and suddenly Alisson Becker, the goalscoring goalkeeper, is grinning. He is impatient to tell a story from his summer.
‘In Brazil, everyone I spoke to… within two minutes they were always mentioning the goal!’ Alisson begins, referring back to his remarkable header at West Brom in May.
Everyone? Even Neymar?
‘Yeah! Yeah!’ Alisson replies, now laughing. ‘Everybody! They were all so excited about it! I played in training at the Copa America up front. We had a session when we were just having fun.