Arsenal is confronted with a fight with Champions League rivals for Palmeiras Wonderkid

Arsenal is confronted with intense competition for the signature of Teenage Brazilian attacker Luighi, who has been on the Gunners’ Radar for more than a year.

Inter Milan And Borussia Dortmund are interested in the Palmeiras Starlet after he had expanded his contract with Sao Paulo -based club this week.

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Luighi’s new deal will now run until 2029 with an updated release clause of more than £ 70 million, but European clubs have been able to negotiate with lower selling prices with Palmeiras In the past.

Chelsea-related Estevao, One of the players who loved Luighi from the starting line-up of the club had a £ 60 million clause before the blues corrected a £ 28 million deal to take him Stamford Bridge.

Estevaos summer switch to London Should lead to more options for the first team for Luighi, which could be the key to him who is eligible for a British work permit.

The teenager caught the eye of Arsenal with a few goals Brazil At the World Cup under 17 in 2023.

The 19-year-old played a leading role in Palmeiras’ Run to the final of the Copa Libertadores under 20 earlier this year and seems to be on the edge of a breakthrough of the first team.

Reports about the interest of the Gunners emerged in October when Joao Freire van Nosso Palmeiras described him as a player with “an eye for goal and a capacity to create space where nobody seems to exist.”

Luighi’s Talent Problem is athletics, flowing movement and close control of being very suitable for the rapid demands of European football And he has a similar dribbling style as Wolves Star Matheus Cunha.

The reputation of Palmeiras as the top talent factory of Brazilian football that launched the career of Estavao, West Ham’s Luiz Guilherme, Manchester City‘s Vior Reis and Arsenal’s own Gabriel Jesus Contributes to the conviction that Luighi is intended for the top.

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Companion Champions League Semi-finalists Inter were warned last year for Luighi’s talent when an Italian agent was located in Brazil recommended him to the club.

And Borussia Dortmund Also show serious interest because they are looking for possible replacements for Premier League-linked left wing Jamie Bynoe-Gittens

It comes after the Champions League victims of Arsenal Real Madrid in 2022 and Endrick from Palmeiras have explored Palmeiras.