12 May 2017 23:24:04
Hi Eds, Just seen a Daily Mirror article that we are close to agreeing terms with Luan from Gremio.
I assume this should be taken with a pinch of salt? Cheers.
{Ed002's Note - Last summer Gremio's Luan has been subject to enquiries from Leicester, Rennes and Milan but no offers have been made by any of these sides. Barcelona were keen to take him as a fourth choice striker but were put off by a very significant asking price and a request for him to stay at Gremio through to January - hence their moving for Valencia's Alcacer (who ironically will likely be replaced by a player from Barcelona). Others who watched the player in the Olympics including Manchester United, Arsenal, Benfica, Liverpool and Juventus do not see value in the asking price but will likely keep an eye on his progress. An offer from China at the end of 2015 failed due to significant wage demands from the player's representatives - who I would advise clubs to be very wary of. }