Since South American clubs normally need to sell their stars in order to stay financially balanced, it’s normal that officials tease with transfer prices when there are rumours about their players.
But it’s still interesting to see that even though Luan has been linked to European sides for a couple of years now, Grêmio are never showing any intention to liven things up.
A negative response has already been given to the Liverpool stories earlier this month, and now it’s time for Newcastle United.
According to reports from the British press this weekend, Newcastle were offered the 24-year-old. Grêmio want to make it clear that there have been no contacts between the clubs so far.
“Absolutely not for now,” said the executive director André Zanotta speaking to journalists this Sunday (via Globo Esporte).
It’s not like the official is ruling out a negotiation, but they make it sure to say there are no talks. That’s a behaviour that has been repeated for years and is apparently sincere, since Luan never came close on a PL move, since the time he was being linked to Leicester City.
In a recent interview with the Brazilian press, the player has shown he’s not in a hurry to leave Brazil.
