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MELRO, COMPARED WITH JOAO

José Melro, the 'new Joao Félix' who would be on Barça's agenda

Published:19/01/2024 - 20:42h

Updated:19/01/2024 - 20:42h

FC Barcelona, according to information from the newspaper 'SPORT', would be attentive to the contractual situation of José Melro, who has been one of the last 'jewels' to come out of the Benfica quarry

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It is not a secret for anybody that the FC Barcelona is constantly attentive to the 'perlas' that appear in the inferior categories of the teams and that keeps to his 'scouting' active for 'hunt' to the best opportunities in the market, especially when it treats of young promises whose potential would allow them have a gap in the first Barcelona team.

José Melro could be the next case in the City Condal, according to a recent information of the newspaper 'SPORT'. Andl player, been born in 2004, is in the rows of the Benfica and in Portugal have begun to 'compare it' with the profile of Joao Félix, the one who in his day was in the picture lisboeta before fichar by the Athletic of Madrid in 2019. It is giving his first steps, after his arrival recently more than a year from the Santarém.

It finds in the rows of the juvenile of the Benfica and has left several 'details' that turn him into an interesting forward for diverse clubs that already have showed interest in his incorporation. Sum eleven goals in 14 parties, to date, but the intention of the Benfica is that it begin to do life in the filial and can give the jump to the team trained by Roger Schmidt, the one who already has summoned him for several trainings in this season.

José Melro, a bet with a lot of future

It is a footballer that has accustomed to play like second tip or directly from the right band and that accustoms to start in diagonal and that has a relation 'special' with the goal. Still it is slope to explode, but has an important projection and the Barça will remain attentive to his development to analyse his alternatives of face to the future. Lto forecast is that, if it is still in ascending line, can go out of the Benfica during this summer.

The footballer of 19 years has agreement until 30 June 2025 and still there are not signals that it can extend it. The Barça will analyse the possibility to carry him to the club as long as it was by a price reduced. Everything will depend on the economic situation and, especially, of the competition that there is in the market by his traspaso. It will be necessary to act rapido, proque is an important bet and that they can 'lose' easily.