🇧🇷 Brazil move to secure Real Madrid gem, says newspaper

🇧🇷 Brazil move to secure Real Madrid gem, says newspaper

The Brazilian National Team has its eye on yet another talent developed in European football.

According to the newspaper AS, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is closely monitoring the progress of Bryan Bugarín, a 17-year-old attacking midfielder considered one of the biggest gems in Real Madrid’s academy.

The goal of Brazilian football’s governing body is to take advantage of the current situation to convince the youngster to wear the yellow shirt, repeating the “heist” Argentina pulled on Spain by securing the talent of Nico Paz, Bryan’s former club teammate.

🇧🇷 Brazilian connection

Born in Vigo, Spain, and developed at Celta, Bryan has ties to Brazil because his mother, Gisele, is Brazilian.

In March 2025, the player obtained dual citizenship.

At first, the process was done only for family reasons, but the paperwork set off alarm bells within the CBF.

Until last year, Bryan had been called up to Spain’s Under-17 national team.

However, after dealing with some recent injuries, he ended up being left out of the latest squads named by Spanish coach Sergio García.

According to AS, that is exactly the opening Brazil intends to exploit.

The CBF is expected to make contact soon in an attempt to persuade the player to represent Brazil.

💎 Performances at Real Madrid

Often compared to Nico Paz because of his style of play, Bugarín is a left-footed midfielder, very direct and with an eye for goal.

After recovering from physical problems (injuries to his psoas and ankle), he began shining again for Real Madrid’s Juvenil B team.

His numbers are impressive: six goals in 583 minutes played this season, an average of one goal every 97 minutes, even though he is not a center forward.

Real Madrid, aware of the diamond it has in its hands, does not want to take any chances.

The Spanish club recently renewed the prospect’s contract until 2028 and set an astronomical release clause of 75 million euros (around R$415 million at the current exchange rate).

There is a clear reason for that protection: European giants such as PSG, Borussia Dortmund, and Liverpool have already sent scouts to closely monitor the young Portuguese-Brazilian player.

While Real Madrid, purely for logistical ease, prefers its academy players to represent Spain, the CBF is ready to play its cards and try to secure this major addition for the future of the Brazilian National Team.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.