Barcelona continues to follow the new Brazilian gem

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The Barcelona transfer market has sent its scouting chief, João Amaral, to Brazil to follow Arthur Dias, a 19-year-old center-back from Athletico Paranaense live. The monitoring, according to 'ESPN', took place on September 20th against Bahia, during the player's breakthrough with the senior Brazil national team.

Barcelona positions itself for Arthur Dias

Amaral's presence at the Arena da Baixada confirms that Barcelona has gone from knowing Dias' name to evaluating him in person. The club's scouting head works directly with Deco and attended the match to analyze the left-footed center-back.

Dias has already played 50 matches with Athletico Paranaense's first team and has a contract until December 2028. In the Brazilian season, he has participated in 26 league games, and his performance earned him a first call-up to the national team under Carlo Ancelotti.

Ancelotti called him up on September 9th for friendlies against Australia and India. The center-back had also captained the Brazilian U-20 team and scored his first goal for Athletico in the derby against Coritiba.

Brazil's promise already commands significant figures

Barcelona's interest comes after Athletico turned down an offer from Tottenham in the last transfer window. The proposal reached €21 million for 80% of the economic rights, but the Brazilian club decided not to accept it.

Now, Athletico has set Dias' release clause at around €30 million. This amount would make the center-back one of the most significant deals in the Brazilian club's history for a player developed in its academy.

Competition for Barcelona is not limited to Tottenham. Newcastle, Nottingham Forest, and Brentford are also tracking the player in the Premier League, whilst Atletico Madrid, Atalanta, Como, Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig, and Benfica are among the clubs inquiring about his situation.

The operation also aligns with the strategy recently outlined by Deco for scouting young talents: identifying players with potential before their value rises. In Dias' case, the market has already pushed the benchmark to €30 million, and his contract running until 2028 lessens Athletico's pressure to sell.

The next move will depend on whether Barcelona converts the scouting in Curitiba into a formal offer. Meanwhile, the call-up to the Brazil squad, Tottenham's rejected offer, and the interest from various European clubs place Arthur Dias among the names to watch in the upcoming transfer windows.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El Barcelona sigue a la nueva perla brasileña