Barcelona interested in €20 million-rated Brazilian winger, Deco an admirer

11 matchdays into La Liga EA Sports, Girona find themselves as joint league leaders alongside Real Madrid. They sit on 28 points and have lost just once all season.

Such a promising start to the new campaign would not be possible without the contribution of players across the field. Yet, Savio has been one of the key factors driving their success in La Liga.

Barcelona attentive to his situation

According to reports from SPORT, Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez sees the left wing to be a priority for the upcoming summer transfer window, for the squad sorely lacks options who can play as a pure winger down the left.

Raphinha and Ferran Torres have proved to be rather blunt playing on the left wing, while Joao Felix is not a true winger in any sense.

Savio, thus, is a player who highly interests Barça as per the aforementioned report, with sporting director Deco said to value him for his versatile nature.

In just 11 league appearances for Girona this season, the 19-year-old Brazilian sensation has scored three goals and provided four assists.

Further, he has created four big chances and averages one key pass per game.

Fits into Barcelona’s plans

The Blaugranas have based their project on young and upcoming talents in recent years, especially considering their precarious financial situation.

The strategy has worked well, for the club found gems in Pedri, Gavi, Alejandro Balde, and Ronald Araujo who are now undisputed starters under Xavi.

Savio, in that sense, would be a perfect fit. At just 19 years of age, he will be at the club for years to come and possesses a very high ceiling.

He is now valued at €20 million, a figure Barcelona would feel comfortable discussing about. His links with the City Football Group in Troyes and Girona, however, may complicate matters.

It remains to be seen how staunchly the Catalans pursue their interest in the Brazilian star next summer.

But with Deco at the helm and his fascination over Savio’s ability to play down both flanks, nothing can be ruled out. The Brazilian connection could rule strong and bring home another big transfer.

Player valuation in title obtained from transfermarkt.com on date of publication.