Since Watford announced the signing of João Pedro from Fluminense last weekend, there have been several stories in the Brazilian press about the U-17 squad he’s part of.
The boys have been impressing for a long time now, and that’s what website UOL explains in an article today.
They come up with numbers showing that in 36 matches this year, Fluminense’s U-17 level have scored 125 times, keeping an average of 3.4 goals per game.
The team have just qualified for Copa do Brasil’s quarter-finals, having beat Cruzeiro 6-0 in the first leg and 2-0 in the second. João Pedro scored a hat-trick in the first win.
With the striker set to join Watford in 2020, in a deal already confirmed, UOL writes that he could have a chance in the first team next year, still at the age of 17. That’s something we pointed out yesterday, in a story about the youngster’s preparations before moving to England.
