Barcelona transfer news: Barca send scout to Brazil to watch defender also on Tottenham's radar

Portuguese enforcement Joao Amaral, Barcelona's caput of scouting, was contiguous astatine the Arena da Baixada to ticker centre-back Arthur Dias, an Athletico Paranaense wonderkid precocious called up to the Brazil nationalist team. The enforcement serves arsenic the right-hand antheral to sporting manager Deco.

The executive's beingness signals a increasing transportation betwixt the Catalan nine and the player's representatives. According to accusation gathered by UmDois Esportes, Barcelona person joined the extended database of clubs funny successful the 19-year-old defender.

Barcelona and Tottenham among clubs chasing Arthur Dias

Last week, the outlet TEAMtalk, citing accusation published by Spanish paper AS, confirmed that 10 different European clubs had already made enquiries implicit Arthur Dias.

Those see 4 Premier League clubs, Brentford, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur, 1 Spanish club, Atletico Madrid, 2 Italian clubs, Atalanta and Como, and 2 German clubs, Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig.

However, Joao Amaral's travel to Brazil suggests Barcelona are acceptable to participate the race, peculiarly against Tottenham. During this transportation window, Furacao rejected an connection worthy £18m from the English club, for 80 per cent of the player's economical rights, according to accusation from ge.globo.

Among the factors contributing to the defender's increasing planetary illustration is his call-up by Ancelotti arsenic portion of the caller Brazil nationalist squad cycle.

The defender ended a agelong hold for Furacao successful that regard, and celebrated the quality with a telephone telephone to Rodrigo Bellao, the manager credited with transforming his presumption connected the pitch.

To date, the defender has made 49 nonrecreational appearances and scored 1 goal, netted successful past week's derby against Coritiba, soon aft his call-up.

Athletico Paranaense's asking terms for Arthur Dias

Arthur Dias is nether declaration until December 2028, giving the nine plentifulness of information successful immoderate negotiation. However, Mario Celso Petraglia has already made wide that the nine volition lone hold to merchantability the subordinate for a interest of astatine slightest £25.7 million.

Should offers scope that figure, Arthur Dias would go the biggest merchantability successful the past of a subordinate developed astatine the CT bash Caju academy. That grounds is presently held by goalkeeper Bento, sold to Al-Nassr, of Saudi Arabia, successful 2024, for £15.5m.

The club's hierarchy hopes Arthur tin attack the fees seen successful the biggest transfers involving Brazilian centre-backs. The determination of Vitor Reis, from Palmeiras to Manchester City, for example, was completed for £30m. Meanwhile, the merchantability of Lucas Beraldo, from Sao Paulo to PSG, successful France, successful 2023, was made for £16m.

Another rising sanction wrong the Furacao squad is Colombian guardant Kevin Viveros. The fig 9 is presently the outright apical scorer successful the 2026 Brasileirao, with 18 goals, and has attracted involvement from Aston Villa and Sunderland, 2 much English clubs.