Price tag for 16-year-old Brazilian starlet raised to €52m ahead of Barca talks
Barcelona have watched on as one of their top targets Claudio Echeverri has been signed by Manchester City, and it has increased the urgency to gain a march on their competitors in the South American market. After the signings of Vitor Roque and Endrick Felipe, another Palmeiras talent Estevao Willian is the next big name being linked with a switch to Europea at the tender age of 16.
Following reports last week that Barcelona are due to meet with his agent Andre Cury before the end of this one, Adrian Sanchez reports that the price tag for Estevao, also known as Messinho, will be around €52m.
Estevao has declared openly that he would prefer to play for Barcelona, and that remains his desire, but it will depend on their ability to come up with sufficient money for Palmeiras. The competition will also be fierce, with Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain all hot on the heels of the teenager. In their final game of the season, he made his debut for the senior side, and is expected to make his way in from the fringes of the squad.
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