Following the success story that has been Julian Alvarez at Manchester City and all the good deals pulled off by Brighton over the years, other Premier League clubs, like Brentford, are casting their net to South America to get players earlier than previously expected.
The Bees, who have to do without Ivan Toney for a while, have been linked with Santiago Castro, currently at Vélez in Argentina.
The Brentford target, seen as ‘one of the rising stars’ in his home country, is also someone Bologna are looking at, which is why Il Resto del Carlino want to know more about him, relayed by TuttoBolognaWeb.
Having dug around, the newspaper have found out that any deal would need to be around €9m to get Castro in January, which will also be what the Premier League club need to pay.
They are likely to have far more money than their Italian counterparts in the next transfer window, as the Serie A club still need to understand what their budget will be.
Not only that, but they also need to see ‘if it will be possible to overcome the competition represented’ by Genoa and Brentford.
Therefore, the Bees have an advantage in this race, and now know what they need to put on the table to secure the services of the 19-year-old.
