According to Barcelona based newspaper Mundo Deportivo (reported via AS) Reinier Jesus Carvalho is attracting the interest of a number of top European clubs including Arsenal.
The report claims the father of the 17-year-old has been touring Europe and holding discussions with the likes of Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain as well as the Gunners.
Tuttomercatoweb reported Unai Emery’s Arsenal were considering making a move for the player during the summer but the Brazilian stayed at Flamengo.
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Flamengo currently sit top of the Brazilian Serie A table and the starlet in question has made 11 appearances despite not having had his 18th birthday yet. In those few games, he has scored an impressive four goals and provided two assists – you can see why he’s attracting the attention of some of world football’s biggest names.
He usually operates as a central attacking-midfield player according to WhoScored.com but is said to be versatile and able to operate from wide areas too. It appears with Edu being recently appointed as the clubs Technical Director, the Gunners could be regularly dipping into the South American market just like they did with Gabriel Martinelli this summer – a player who’s proven to be a massive hit.
Edu’s knowledge of the Brazilian national team and the talent emerging can be of great use to the Gunners as they look to close the gap on Europe’s finest through smart recruitment.