The Athletic He has finished the winter market and is now looking beyond. Therefore, The signing of Marcos Paulo, a 19-year-old forward who belongs to Fluminense, has closed for next season, where he will stay until the summer, when his contract ends. The option for the player to land already in Spain to fill the role of Saponjic did not have much travel and In the end, he won't change his scene yet, as his current team needs him.
The soccer player's agent, Lucas Mineiro, arrived in Madrid a week ago to finish the operation, that it was already approved for Marcos Paulo to be rojiblanco for the next five seasons, that is, until 2026. The front Contract with Fluminense ends on June 30, so you are free to negotiate and sign for whoever you want, but his plan was that his club, where he was formed, would obtain some benefit from his departure, as he revealed Goal. The entities and the representative of the young player also talked about that.
Marcos Paulo is an attacking footballer, but not a pure striker, but usually plays down towards the left wing being right-handed. Is U19 international with Portugal, country of which you have the nationality by your grandfather. That is, it has community passport, another point in favor for hiring. In fact, it was on the radar of other teams in Italy.
Plan for future
When the next preseason begins and Marcos Paulo is one of the group under Simeone's orders, the roadmap for the footballer will be assessed, that this Monday 1 turns 20 years old. There is still a long way to go for the next project, but It is not ruled out that the player can go out on loan in search of the minutes that, in his first year in Europe, it will probably be difficult for him to have at Atlético. As an anecdote, the footballer already follows on his social networks both the club's profile and João Félix, Luis Suárez and the Brazilians of the team, Lodi and Felipe …