Brazilian wonderkid Gustavo Maia officially joins Barcelona
Brazilian youngster Gustavo Maia has completed his move to La Liga giants Barcelona, the club announced on Thursday.
The Spanish club have inserted a €300 million [over $355 million] buyout clause in the highly rated winger’s five-year contract.
Barcelona will pay a total of €4.5 million (over $5.3 million) to Brazilian club Sao Paulo for the 19-year-old’s transfer.
“Barcelona have reached an agreement with Sao Paulo for the signing of Gustavo Maia, who will join Barca B. The Brazilian has signed a contract through to June 30, 2025, with a buyout clause of €300 million,” Barcelona said in a statement.
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“The total cost of the operation is 4.5 million euros: The club had already paid 1 million to guarantee an option to buy the player, and have now put down the remaining 3.5 million to complete the deal.”
Daily Times had reported that FC Barcelona agreed to sign Brazilian wonderkid Gustavo Maia from São Paulo according to a statemnt in July.
The 19-year-old is actually yet to make a first-team appearance for the Brazilian side, but this has not stopped numerous sides across the world from showing an interest in him.
Barcelona, however, have seemingly won the race for his signature as it was recently revealed that they had already paid an initial fee of just under £1m to secure majority ownership of the youngster, but a further £3m will be paid in add ons to confirm the deal.
