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Scout Report: Who Is This 23-Year-Old Brazilian Attacker Manchester United Are Looking To Sign, Everything You Need To Know

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So it seems like the Portuguese tactician is not done bringing in the players. Earlier, he said he needs four players to complete the squad and he did what he told. Erik Bailly joined the squad and that followed the arrivals of Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba and what he said in a recent interview might be a hint that the Old Trafford faithful are about to welcome more guests. The manager was asked about the possibilities of any more incomings, and he said:

“The market is open until 31 August, but I am very happy with the players I have. I keep saying that I don’t talk about players from other clubs.”

This could really mean something, and right at this very moment, the media is linking two Brazilian wonder kids with the Old Trafford outfit, namely, Gabriel Barbosa and Luan Vieira. Reports have claimed that Barbosa is a subject of an interest from the fellow Premier League sides Chelsea and Leicester City, while Luan is currently linked with United’s arch-rivals Liverpool.

The 23-year-old striker Luan is reportedly priced at £39m, hence, this might be an obstacle for the team. Manchester United have done a great business so far, but this is no secret that they are actually short of a perfect number nine. Of course, they have the Big Swede and Rashford, but what besides them?

Right at this very moment, Luan Vieira is the hottest property in the market, but who is Luan Vieira?

Born in Sao Paulo, Luan started his playing career as a futsal player with some amateur local clubs and in 2012, he joined the local club Tanabi Esporte Clube and started to feature in Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão. After making nine appearances and scoring two goals, he joined Catanduvense until the end of 2013.

After only making a single appearance, he moved to Gremio and returned to youth football. In December 2013, he was promoted to the first team but was only considered as the backup. Just a month later, January 2014, he made his professional debut for Gremio and ten days later, he scored his first goal for the club.

In his very first season with the club, he made 50 appearances, scoring eight goals, and in the following season, 2015, he went on to make 55 appearances for the side and scored an impressive 17 goals. Till date, the 23-year-old has more than 100 club caps to his names and also has 25 goals as well.

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Style of play:

Thanks to his training in futsal, the 23-year-old is deployed on the field to haunt his opponents with his trickery and Samba moments. He is known to create spaces for the opponents with clever ball moments. He loves to drift here and there and that attracts the defender towards him, which eventually create space for the teammates.

Besides that, he is known for his versatility. He is a real goal poacher and can be deployed anywhere on the field (in the attacking third). Just like his countryman Neymar, the 23-year-old is capable of operating the game from both the flanks and can also be used to terrorise the opponents as false number nine.

He has got the vision, he has got the pace and thanks to a wonderful dribbling ability, getting past the opponents is the easiest of  a thing for him. He is capable of creating some threatening forward runs at times and is a pure gem when the team is on a counter. At 23 years of age, Luan is considered as a mature footballer and possesses a decent physical strength as well. Thanks to his blistering pace, the Brazilian helps his side in winning the free-kicks at promising areas, and that could well turn out to be a boom for the Devils as they have some free-kick specialists like Zlatan, Rooney, Mata and Mkhitaryan.

The 23-year-old might struggle to fit in the first team action thanks to the Renaissance of Martial, Mkhitaryan and Zlatan, but given the fact that the team has Europa League showdown ahead of them, he could really mark his presence.

Written by Patrick Rees

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