Crystal Palace scout confirms watching André Luiz, cools deal talk | OneFootball

André Luiz is on the radar of Crystal Palace, in England, but he has not yet been the subject of any negotiations by the English club. Alessandro Britto, a scout for the London side and a former Botafogo professional, confirmed that the Corinthians forward is part of a list of players being monitored by the Eagles scouting department. The statement was made on the Fala a Fonte program on ESPN Brasil this Sunday (28).

The young Corinthians player’s name was recently linked with Crystal Palace, as was that of Botafogo’s Danilo. Asked whether talks had taken place and why they had not moved forward, Britto clarified that there had been no negotiations for either player.

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According to the professional, both André Luiz and Danilo are still being monitored. Crystal Palace has identified a need in that position and is therefore tracking different players who have been standing out.

“They never got to that stage, they are still under our monitoring. We have a need in that position, so we’ve been following some players who have been standing out there, and they are indeed on a broad monitoring list that we’ve been tracking game by game.”

André Luiz remains on Crystal Palace’s radar

The statement draws a distinction between monitoring interest and a possible move for the player. At this moment, according to the scout himself, André Luiz is on a broad list of athletes being observed by Crystal Palace, with no negotiations having been started.

Game-by-game tracking is part of the analysis process carried out by the English club for a position considered necessary in the squad. Britto, however, did not indicate that André Luiz is a priority among the names being assessed, nor did he reveal the existence of an offer, official contact, or talks with Corinthians.

Thus, the scenario presented by the Crystal Palace professional is one of observation. Any possible progress toward negotiations would depend on further moves by the English club.

Young player gains ground at Corinthians

André Luiz’s presence on the European radar comes amid the forward’s development process at Corinthians. Developed in the club’s youth academy, the player has been earning more space and drawing attention with his performances in the black-and-white shirt.

Crystal Palace’s monitoring, therefore, represents an initial stage of evaluation and does not mean that Corinthians has received an offer for the player. The information confirmed by Alessandro Britto is that the youngster is among the players being followed by the Premier League side.

The situation may evolve or remain only at the observation stage. For now, as explained by the scout himself, there have been no negotiations between Crystal Palace and Corinthians over André Luiz.

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