He is only 18 years old, but Gabriel Moscardo seems to have a bright future. Launched in Brazilian Serie A this season by Corinthians, this defensive midfielder caught the eye of Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and FC Barcelona. But obviously, it is Paris which would be in pole position in this matter (with a view to the 2024 summer transfer window). We revealed to you that the Rouge et Bleu had made an offer of €22 million and this morning, Sport confirmed that Barça had lost the battle in this matter, despite Deco’s insistence.
But in this operation, the Brazilian press specified very important information. Moscardo’s transfer is being negotiated in the middle of a transfer of power. The current president of Corinthians, Duilio Monteiro, will in fact hand over his chair to Augusto Melo next January. Suffice it to say that if the first negotiates the sale of one of the club’s most important assets, he must do so with the blessing of the second. Or do nothing.
The price has almost doubled
And unsurprisingly, Monteiro’s successor is very greedy. “I’m not a salesman. Our player, trained at home, will be our third best seller, at least. He’s an 18 year old boy, he’s in transition, he’s gaining weight now. It will mature further so that we can sell it for three or four times more than it is worth. We need to sell well again on the market”he confided to the microphone of the Radio Bandeirantes.
While Corinthians seemed to want to recover €25 million for their young talent, whose contract expires in 2026, Melo clearly upped the ante. He also wanted to recall what he responded to Chelsea when the Blues put an offer of around twenty million euros on the table. “I made it clear, I joked with him (Todd Boehly), I told him I wouldn’t sell. I will never sell for what they offer. It is more than 40 million euros at least. » PSG has been warned.
