Exclusive: Inter want the Portuguese Maicon, but Milan and Juventus like him too
While everybody in Portugal is marvelling at the explosion of Joao Cancelo, Serie A’s giants are pursuing the player who is set to follow in his footsteps.
While Cancelo shines at Valencia, having joined from Benfica, the 17-year-old Diogo Dalot came very close to playing for the Eagles, too… before he joined Porto.
Having scored the winner in last year’s Under-17 European Championship final, Dalot is now shining with Porto’s B-team, and their Under-19 squad.
According to our sources, Milan, Juventus and Inter are interested in the full-back, who reminds observers of Maicon for some of his powerful runs down the wing. An impressive physical specimen, his technique on the ball and dribbling are very impressive, as well as his crossing and free-kick taking.
Dalot is raved about so much, in fact, that he was called up mere weeks after the Under-17 Championships to go to the Under-19 edition. He still needs to improve many things, including his concentration over 90 minutes,
