Man Utd target Eduardo Quaresma, 19, is relative of Zico and talented defender at Sporting Lisbon with £41m price tag
YOU'LL never get past 'Speed Wall'.
That's the nickname Sporting Lisbon fans have given rising star Eduardo Quaresma, who has emerged onto the scene this season.
The talented centre back, 19, is a distant relative of Brazil legend Zico.
And his all-action displays since making his debut in 2020 have alerted a number of Europe's top clubs to the next top talent to come out of Portugal.
Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Juventus, Inter and Atletico Madrid have all been linked with moves for Quaresma.
Last year, AC Milan were unsuccessful with a bid of around £5million plus Uruguay left-back Diego Laxalt for the wonderkid.
Alongside Nuno Mendes, 18, Joelson Fernandes, 17, and Tiago Tomas, 18, Quaresma was thrust into the first team.
His debut came back in June in a 2-2 draw away to Vitória S.C.
Incredibly, from never making a matchday squad, Quaresma soon became a starter six weeks later playing on the right-hand side of a three-man defence.
ATTRIBUTES
His biggest attribute, and the clue is in his name, is that he's blessed with pace.
Although he stands at 6ft 1in, his slight frame means he lacks a bit of physicality to mark a target man.
And he's not just quick in the sprint. Quaresma reads the game beautifully and is able snuff about danger before it happens.
As is the norm with most centre backs today, he is also comfortable bringing the ball out from the back,
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Sporting have high hopes that they will be able to keep Quaresma for the long term, but money talks.
It might be soon that this Lisbon cub grows into a lion elsewhere.