Who is Gustavo Nunes? Man United and Man City 'target' named 'next Neymar' with £80m release clause

With the season quickly coming to an end, work behind the scenes will be going on in preparation for the upcoming summer transfer window.

Both Manchester United and Manchester City could again be active as they look to strengthen their squads for the 2024/25 season. And it seems that the clubs’ scouts could be looking in similar places. According to the Daily Mail, United have sent scouts over to Brazil to keep tabs on the progress of Gustavo Nunes.

Only last week, reports in Brazil, via the Sun claimed that City were ahead of their rivals in the race for the same player. It was added that the club will ‘submit an £18 million offer’ for Nunes as soon as the transfer window opens.

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Other Premier League clubs have also been linked in what could be a hotly contested race for the rising star. So why is there so much reported interest in the player? Here is everything you need to know about the latest name to be linked with a move to either United or City.

Gustavo Nunes, also known as Gustavinho, is an 18-year-old left winger who currently plays for Brazilian side Gremio. He has been with the club for all of his career and made the step up to the first team in February.

He was originally known as Gustavo Gomes, but changed his name to Nunes, the family name of his mother, following her death when he was just 16 years old. The player has himself revealed that he did think about giving up football following his mother’s death, but decided to continue for her.

As previously mentioned, he only made his first team debut back in February