Marcelo Pitaluga is on the verge of becoming a Liverpool player.
After a week or so of reports from Brazil about Reds interest in the 17-year-old goalkeeper, on Friday it was claimed an offer had been accepted by Fluminense.
Globo now say the transfer is ‘imminent’ and the Brazilian club are expected to announce the player’s departure ‘in the coming days’.
They put the transfer fee at €1m, and explain that Fluminense hadn’t planned to part ways with the youngster this summer. Pitaluga, currently fourth choice, was seen as having the potential to make the club’s first team at some point in the future.
However, they need the money.
The move is causing some controversy in Brazil, with it being thought Pitaluga is being sold because of bad management. There’s a need for money to pay wages, and some of those getting the highest salaries aren’t considered to be deserving of them.
None of that is Liverpool’s problem, and they’ll hope the goalkeeper can progress and learn from Alisson.
From Brazil: Marcelo Pitaluga, who is he? – @LucasSposito_ takes a look at Liverpool’s expected signing.https://t.co/DvhCulqBTc #lfc
— Sport Witness (@Sport_Witness) September 11, 2020
