If the team led by Rafa Márquez had been promoted to Second A, Barça would have closed Deivid Washington, from Santos FC
This 18-year-old ‘9’, who points to very good manners and has not yet exploded, now has offers from Monaco and Nottingham Forest
If Barça Atlètic had gone up to Second Division A, they would have signed one of the ‘9’ with the most projection in Brazil: David Washington18 years old, and who this season has made his debut in the Santos first team.
He is a very powerful scorer (he measures 1.85m), technical and skilful, associative, who can play outside the area and with great vision of the game. It has not yet exploded, for this reason, Barça wanted it for the subsidiary to continue its maturation.
Barça had the operation on the right track. The intention was to use, in the transfer, the 3 million euros that the ‘Peixe’ still owes to Barça. However, without a promotion, the options to hire him vanished, because there is no margin for Financial Fair Play.
Now, his future points to Monaco, one of the best springboards in Europe to end up somewhere big. The Monegasques, who have the Brazilian thiago scuro as sports director, they have made a first offer. The ‘Peixe’ rubs his hands and has valued it at 15 million euros, the same amount with which he has transferred Ángelo Gabriel, 18, to Chelsea, on whom Barça had a preferential option and right of first refusal that has decided not to run.
In the last hours, Nottingham Forest has also been interested in him.who, in the only winter market, has already signed another Brazilian ‘jewel’: the pivot Danilowho won two Libertadores with Palmeiras.