Barcelona has Bruno Guimarães on his radar. At 22, the captain of the Brazilian Olympic team and young Lyon star shone more than anyone in the French victory against Juventus in the first leg of the knockout stage of the Champions League. Complete, technical, vertical and aggressive midfielder, Bruno was the future bet of the team led by Juninho Pernambucano, the sports director, who personally convinced him not to go to Atlético de Madrid to be the anchor of his core.
The decision of the French Government to end the season in Ligue 1 has left him in a desperate situation: seventh in the standings, Lyon is out of European positions and Aulas will be forced to sell more than one of its leading stars. to the next season. Seeing there the opportunity knocking on the door, Barcelona has already started to move and contacted the club and the player’s environment to try to prepare the attack before the possible departure of Arthur to Italy.
Bruno came to Lyon in a controversial decision. He rejected a higher offer from Atlético de Madrid, who had paid two million euros to have a preferential option after the signing of Renan Lodi. But Lyon offered him immediate prominence in a team that was classified for the knockout stages of the Champions League. And Bruno Guimaraes chose Lyon.
Guimarães joined the team and was chosen MVP in three consecutive games by the club’s fans, including the Rhone classic against Saint-Etienne and the victory in the first leg against Juventus. As a prize, the call came for the Brazilian team. Barça have already established contact with him.
Bruno Guimarães won the captaincy of the Brazilian Olympic team with hard work and a great attitude, virtues that added to an extraordinary innate talent. He exploded last year at Atletico Paranaense, with which he won the Copa de Brasil and the Sudamericana with his best friend, Renan Lodi, left winger for Atlético de Madrid. Bruno asked Furacão to let him go to an U-23 that needed reinforcements in his effort to try to qualify for the Tokyo Games. Bruno Guimarães assumed the role of locker room leader, commanding André Jardine’s young squad to qualify for the Colombian Olympic Championship. His progression is spectacular and that is why Barça has noticed him.
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