According to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources, FC Barcelona is considering making a move for … [+]
According to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources, FC Barcelona is considering making a move for Brazilian midfielder Breno Bidon who plays for Corinthians.
The Catalan paper says that the 19-year-old currently plying his trade for the Sao Paulo giants “is the most feasible option that Barca has at the moment in the Brazilian market”.
At the start of the year, the scouting department sent members of staff from Catalonia to Brazil to see the Copinha final between Bidon’s Corinthians team and Cruzeiro, where the playmaker’s outfit came out on top.
Around the time, though, the focus was more on Gabriel Moscardo, who Barca had serious interest in potentially capturing.
As we now know, however, the defensive midfield pivot seen as a potential successor to Sergio Busquets joined Paris Saint-Germain as part of a bargain $20.85 million (€20 million) transfer.
He stayed in Brazil for a short while after the deal, which was considered to be a major coup for the Qatari-backed Ligue 1 giants.
Yet after finally joining them, Moscardo was sent out on loan to Stade Reims where he is not enjoying the prominence expected of the 19-year-old.
Back to Bidon, there are very good reports about him and his technique, as well as the good vision he boasts of the game.
More attacking than Moscardo, he is considered a number 10 in Brazil but could fit as a left interior midfielder in Hansi Flick’s squad providing positional rivalry to the likes of Pedri and Dani Olmo.
Bidon needs to improve his physicality, but there is no doubt that he has taken a leap forward in his progression upon being boosted to the pro ranks.
Last season, in the now finished 2024 Brazilian Serie A campaign, Corinthians was initially relegation-threatened before Bidon and ex-Barca star Memphis Depay played pivotal parts in helping their club reach two semifinals and also qualify for next year’s Copa Libertadores.
Bidon has a contract that runs until 2028 at Corinthians and he’s currently priced at $8.34 million (€8 million) by Transfermarkt.
SPORT believes that Barca could bring that initial price down by offering less at first but more in variables, however.
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