Manchester United and Chelsea to Battle for the £53 Million Brazilian Talented Wonderkid

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Bayu Pradana

1 December, 16:18

Luis Eduardo who has been linked with Manchester United and Chelsea
Luis Eduardo who has been linked with Manchester United and Chelsea

Manchester United and Chelsea have reportedly tried to get the signature of Luis Eduardo. Many reports say that both clubs are ready for a transfer battle to get the wonderkid. The 17-year old was rumored to be chased by so many big clubs after his performances in the U-17 World Cup in Qatar recently.

This tournament has been followed by so many talent spotters and scouts because so many young talents are participating in this tournament. They can get so many gems and potentially get these youngsters earlier for reduced price before they get signed by other teams.

One of the interesting talents in this tournament is Eduardo who plays as center back for the Brazil national team. And helped the team to get the fourth position.

He will turn 18 next month, and he already has the quality to be an elite young center back. WIth his pace and tackling ability, many teams have been alerted about his availability. The report from AS, a Spanish outlet, said that Manchester United and Chelsea have entered the negotiation process over a move for the youngster.

It is reported that the offer for the Brazilian will be coming in the coming weeks. Gremio where he currently plays was the team that orbited Premier League’s players in Martin Braithwaite and Carlos Vinicius.

Also read: Manchester United’s Exciting Next 17-Year Old Signing Is Set to Complete the Transfer – Price In UK

He was impressive in the Under-20 tournament, Copinha in Brazil when he clocked his running speed at 38 kmh in one of his games. That performance in the competition rise his stock and Gremio promoted him to the first team training. Read more news and information related to Manchester United on Price In UK

Gremio offered him a new contract earlier this year after they see the high potential in this kid and tied him with a long contract until 2028, and release clause that could be activated for £52.7 million

Many teams are aware of this situation and keep an eye on him, but Chelsea and Manchester United will try to get him before he establishes himself in Gremio’s first team.

It is very common practice now in Brazil where they tie their young talented players to a long contract with a hefty release clause for the big European clubs.That’s why the Brazilian talent market are very interesting because a lot of big teams like Real Madrid and Chelsea will likely to get their talents from Brazil and bring them to Europe.

The likes of Vini Junior, Rodrygo, and Estevao are the examples of the Brazilian talents that move to Europe with high transfer fees.

Overall, Eduardo has 13 wins for Brazil u-17 under his belt and scoring three goals.

The Next Youth Signing for Manchester United

Manchester United academy players
Manchester United academy players

Manchester United in recent years are trying to get young bright talents as soon as possible from around the globe. The aim of this recruitment strategy is to get the players and train them in the academy for lower fee before they get to the level where they are become the main target in the market and their price will be sky rocketed.

It is also a way for Man United to strengthen their academy signing with a lot of potential players to become part of the United’s first team. In that way, they could create so many internal competitions to get the chance and debuting for the senior team. And if they are successfully developed, Man United wont need to signed ready made players for a lot of money, and they also can be sold for profit in the future.

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