Atlético wants to secure a young Brazilian pearl

The difficult economic situation that has caused the coronavirus crisis has made most clubs have to pull ingenuity to be able to strengthen themselves at affordable prices. Paying a reasonable amount for a proven player is difficult in most cases, so you have to bet on young players who have not exploded still looking for some promise that may emerge in the future. This is the policy that many teams are carrying out in recent years and Atlético is one of them, especially in the South American market.

Players like Giménez, Nehuén Pérez or even Lodi, they arrived at the club when they were unknown to the general public. The colchoneros want to continue this search for young talent and his last bet is in Brazil. And it is that, as reported various media in that country, Atlético He would be in the footsteps of Matheus Nascimento, a 16-year-old youth from Botafogo who has already been called up with the first team for Brasileirao without getting to debut. It's about a 1.82 meter tall forward who has been international with the Brazilian U-16 team, with which he has scored four goals in six games.

The fact that I am a minor prevents the transfer from being carried out immediately, since FIFA prevents international transfers of minors from being made. Therefore, the intention of the mattress leaders is secure a preferential option for the player by 2022. That year Matheus will be of legal age and, therefore, will be able to sign for any foreign club. To get to be on pole to sign him when the young Brazilian turns 18, Atlético is willing to pay an advance to Botafogo to ‘reserve’ the player, since there are other clubs, like the Juventus, which are also in the footsteps of the player. Apparently, the Rio de Janeiro entity is inclined to accept this possibility, although negotiations have not been started for this young promise, which ends his contract in 2023.