RUI COSTA WAS DECISIVE IN THE MANEUVER
Barça is left without being able to sign the 'jewel' of Benfica
Published:8/07/2024 - 00:13h
Updated:8/07/2024 - 00:13h
José Melro ends his contract with Benfica in June 2025 and Barcelona did not want to miss the opportunity to sign him. However, the president of the Lisbon club himself was a key player in getting the negotiation back on track after several months of talks. He is now expected to sign a three or four year contract.
The 'jewel' of the Benfica, José Melro, has foreseen to play in the Second Division, although the doors of the first first do not close because the trainer Roger Schmidt is conscious of his talent. Previously it had not played in the first and the second team because of his contractual condition. The club lisboeta wanted to solve the subject before launching it. The footballer always has prioritised this club because it wants to show his talent in the group of his heart.
However, the FC Barcelona will lose the opportunity of fichar of a forward to the that carries long following. The footballer of 20 years finalised his agreement in June of 2025 and the Barça was slope of his acquisition, but the president himself of 'The Eagles' was a key piece to help to encarrilar the negotiation after several months of conversations. Now it expects that the firm youngster an agreement of three or four years.
The interest of the Barça by Melro
In a first moment, the culés wanted to José Melro if it went up to Second Division, but the agreement finally has not arrived. The pressure of Rui Coast in some negotiations in which the directors thought that the footballer did not go to renew have been hard. Nevertheless, in the entity have been conscious that andl attacker is the new 'jewel' in the chain of setting of the quarry of the Benfica.
In the quarry of the team, José Melro is after Joao Neves. It fits to remember that in the academy of the Benfica have bred figures as I Cancel and Joao Félix. On the other hand, no only the Barcelona has been the club interested in the player. Other clubs of the Bundesliga, Premier and Series To were behind the track of the young. Even, in the Portuguese league there were groups that offered him play in First Division.
