According to Sport Witness, Arsenal are closely monitoring the situation and performances of Sao Paulo teenager Lucca Marques. The Brazilian teenager is being watched in action regularly, which could spark speculation over a summer move, with his team likely to put up a fight.
Arsenal have a strong Brazilian contingent, largely owing to former sporting director Edu Gaspar, who was instrumental in bringing players like Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus, and Gabriel Magalhaes. The North London club is now one of the strongest to attract talent from around the world, particularly from Brazil.
Arsenal have a fantastic network in Brazil as well as the entirety of South America, and they might begin to make use of it to get some players on board. Chief among them is Sao Paulo teenager Lucca Marques, with the attacking midfielder being watched closely by observers of the English club.
The tipping point in Arsenal’s ongoing interest came about when Marques was instrumental in securing Sao Paulo’s qualification for the Copa Libertadores with an equaliser against Libertad. The strike also made the 18-year-old Brazilian attacking sensation the youngest ever goalscorer in the competition, as he was 17 at the time.
Arsenal are now pondering whether to accelerate their pursuit, as Marques’s versatility offers a great talent for the Gunners to develop. While he operates primarily in the attacking midfield position, he also likes to play on either wing, as Mikel Arteta would like a player of that sort in and around his first-team plans.
Arsenal are active in the market to secure some young talents for their Under-21s and ones who could be on the periphery of the first team. Marques’s rise in stature in Brazil does put him in the category of the latter, as the Gunners might ponder making an offer around the summer.
Sao Paulo are not interested in a sale as things stand, as they would like to develop his talents further and with that increase his valuation. However, a strong offer from the Gunners could convince them to part ways with their teenage midfielder, with no figures mentioned in the report.
