Last month, we carried a report from Mundo Deportivo, who explained Liverpool remain alive in the race for São Paulo starlet Gustavo Maia.
Barcelona are also interested in the 19-year-old and it was stated the La Liga winners have a pre-agreement to sign him for €4.5m.
Sport state there was an internal debate at Camp Nou as to whether they will have to renegotiate the price for the teenager due to the Covid-19 crisis. Therefore, his transfer has been ‘on standby’ for three months.
According to the report, the La Liga winners will make a payment of €4.5m in the next few days.
Maia is set to become Barca B’s first signing of 2020/21 season after the Spanish champions decided to execute the option they had for his signing.
This would end Liverpool’s chances of signing Maia this summer.
