“It is well known that Brazil has always been an incredible breeding ground for talent. While in recent years Neymar and Vinicius have been the biggest names, a legend of the Seleção has a different favorite.
Endrick, Estevão, and Luis Guilherme have not yet played in Europe, but they will soon. These three players come from Palmeiras’ youth academy and are destined for a great future in European football, especially in Brazil. However, for Branco, the 1994 World Cup champion, one player stands out above the rest, including those already established in Europe.
Branco, who oversees Brazil’s youth teams, knows the talent pool in Brazil well. Among them, Estevão is his favorite, whom he ranks on par with Neymar Junior. ‘Since Neymar, Estevão is the best player born in Brazil that I have seen.
With all due respect to others. It’s something serious, something I’ve never said and that I’ll say. This is Brazil, everyone is spectacular, but this guy… His ceiling is a bit higher,’ said the former world champion on the Wamo Cast podcast cited by AS.
Thus, neither double Champions League winners like Rodrygo and Vinicius, nor Endrick, the great Brazilian sensation, equal Estevão’s talent according to Branco. The 17-year-old player recently succeeded in establishing himself in Palmeiras’ first team and will continue his career at Verdão until he turns 18, at which point he will join Chelsea. As a reminder, the London club paid 65 million for the Brazilian, making the winger’s sale the most expensive in South American history.”
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