Yeah, though I think in most of the highlights on yt he was only 15. He'll turn 17 in January and can still grow.
I thought we already signed him?
Deco traveled to Zagreb with agent Andy Bara to watch Dinamo Zagreb - Fenerbahçe and meet two young prospects. He held an informal first meeting with Brazilian talent Rafael Belinha and also monitored
Cardoso Varela, a long-time Barça target who recently renewed with Dinamo until 2028. Despite Varela only playing a few minutes, his name remains on the Blaugrana radar for next summer.
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I believe we have under the table deal with Bara for Cardoso to join after he turns 18 to avoid any possible legal problems though FIFA gave their blessing for him to sign with DZ despite Porto's protests so there shouldn't really be anything wrong buying him from Dinamo in future but you never know. Porto could demand some compensation again especially if he turns into a 20-30m player.
He will turn 18 in October next year so soonest we can sign him will be in January 2027 transfer window. Makes sense for Deco to keep an eye on his development in the meantime though. Even if he's not playing Deco can still check out with Bara and maybe even has access to Dinamo's trainings (though that's probably unlikely) to see how he's progressing.
BTW
@Barcaman do you have any inside info about Leon Jakirovic? We were linked to him as well.