Exclusive: Barcelona, Real Madrid and Man Utd monitor €30m Brazilian wonderkid

Jordan Russell (@JordRuss96)
13 nov 2017

He doesn’t turn 17 until December, and has already been compared to Adriano, the Emperor of Inter. He is widely considered to be one of football’s hottest prospects, and those who watched the Under-20 World Cup have will have already witnessed his quality; Lincoln is definitely a player we will be seeing and hearing much more of.

The youngster has already attracted the interest of several top European clubs. Barcelona, Manchester United and Real Madrid lead the chase to sign the ‘new Neymar,’ with Los Merengues previously securing the signature of Vinícius Júnior. Manchester United and Juventus are also said to be keeping a close eye on his development. However, the signs aren’t good for the Bianconeri.

According to our transfer pundit Fabrizio Romano the Flamengo hierarchy has been in direct contact with Lincoln’s entourage, who are only too well aware of the various opportunities to move to Europe.

Having been promoted to the first team after Paolo Guerrero was suspended, the Rio de Janeiro club has informed Lincoln that he will only be sold should a club pay his €30 million release clause, though his contract expires in 2020. Moreover, given that he is still underage, he will not be able to move to Europe before 2019. In short, signing Lincoln is a complex and very expensive operation, while Juve refuse involve themselves in a bidding war.