Brazilians say Porto beat Benfica and are close to signing João Souza | OneFootball

GloboEsporte reported this Thursday that FC Porto are in advanced negotiations with Tottenham to sign João Souza. According to the same source, the Dragons have already reached an agreement with the 20-year-old Brazilian left-back, who came through the ranks at Santos. The publication also adds that Giuliano Bertolucci, the player’s representative, is in Portugal to handle the transfer. However, Portal dos Dragões knows that this information is not true: the agent is indeed in Europe, but not in our country.

The Brazilian newspaper adds that FC Porto “acted quickly” to get ahead of rivals Benfica, who “also made a €20 million offer” to the London club for the full-back. Even so, as Record revealed on Monday, the defender is not part of the Eagles’ plans.

João Souza is looking to secure more playing time after featuring in only four matches for Tottenham, the club he joined in January from Santos. The Brazilian side, where he spent his entire youth career, will be entitled to 10% of the value of any future sale. As previously reported, FC Porto have been monitoring the player since his time at Santos and have identified him as a potential target for this transfer window.

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