It does months, the FC Barcelona decided 'block' the signing of Gustavo Maia paying one million euros to the Sao Paulo in concept of pay and signal. With said payment, the culés ensured that the club paulista did not sell to the young forward of 19 years, although finally they have had to credit 3,5 million euros more so that the incorporation of the Brazilian can close.
In total, the FC Barcelona has paid 4,5 million euros to the Sao Paulo by the 70 percent of the rights of Gustavo Maia, something that means that if in a future the Catalan club decides to sell to the extreme, will have to credit said percentage to his club of origin. Nevertheless, from the Camp Nou trusts the possibilities of the attacker youngster and has very clear which will be the strategy to be followed with him.
The priority of the FC Barcelona will be that Gustavo Maia incorporate to the filial, that at present is directed by Francisco Javier García Pepper. The strategy is similar to which followed with other young signings like Ronald Araújo or Ludovit Reis, although in the case of the Brazilian extreme will have a clear conditioning: that the FC Barcelona B achieve to rise to Second Division To.
According to the informations published by the 'Sportive World', if the filial of the FC Barcelona does not achieve the promotion to the category of silver of the Spanish football, the Catalan club would look for him to Gustavo Maia a cession, preferably in a team of First Division. Something that precisely already did the past month of January, when fichó to Matheus Fernandes and act followed yielded to the Real Valladolid.
Gustavo Maia, a player of big future
Gustavo Maia is 19 years old but already has showed that it is a footballer that can give a lot in the future. It treats of an extreme that is used to to play hit to the left band but that has ease to throw diagonals to the centre to finish looking for the strike with the right leg. In fact, the shot from the half distance is one of the big virtues that have done him stand out in Brazil.
We are speaking also of a footballer of big polivalencia, that no only can play in the left side, but also in the right and even by the centre. His speed and capacity of desborde can follow improving in the filial of the FC Barcelona, although this only will be if the culés reach the promotion. For this, will have Ansu Fati and Riqui Puig like stellar reinforcements.