Brazilian teenager Luis Henrique on Juve radar
Rio de Janeiro/Xinhua/UNI: Highly rated Botafogo teenager Luis Henrique could join Juventus in the European summer transfer window, according to media reports in Brazil.
Botafogo officials see a possible deal involving the forward as a way to ease the club's financial plight, which has worsened in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Uol news portal reported on Saturday.
The 18-year-old from the northeastern Brazilian city of Joao Pessoa is contracted to Botafogo until July 2022 and has a 32 million US dollars release clause.
Henrique has made just nine first-team appearances for Botafogo since joining the Rio de Janeiro club in 2019.
Juventus currently have three Brazilians in their squad: Forward Douglas Costa, right-back Danilo and left-back Alex Sandro.
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