According to the "Daily Mail" report, Dell has attracted the attention of Manchester City and Milan. The 17-year-old Brazilian center's release clause is 87 million pounds.
Wenderson Wanderli Santos de Melo (Dell) is 17 years old and is a center who plays for Bahia. He made his debut with the Bahia first team at the beginning of this year. He attracted people's attention a few seasons ago and is known as "Brazilian Haaland".
In the 2023 season, Dell played 34 games for the Bahia U17 team and scored 40 goals. A season later, he played 21 games and scored 12 goals. At the same time, Dell began training with the Bahia U20 team and attracted the attention of the Brazilian U15 and U17 teams. This year, Dell helped the Brazilian U17 team win the South American Championship. He will also participate in the World Junior Championships with the team next month.
Bahia has signed a lucrative new contract with Dell, which is valid until 2027 and contains a release clause worth approximately 87 million pounds. According to ESPN reports, clubs such as Manchester City and AC Milan are eyeing the young player, but Manchester City may have the upper hand in the competition for the striker because Bahia and Manchester City are both owned by the City Group.
City Group owns 90% of the shares of Bahia Football Club, and Manchester City may still use its influence in the multi-club system to sign this player in the future.
At present, Dell has signed with the agency of Brazilian super agent Giuliano Bertolucci, which represents players including Gabriel, Marquinhos and Bruno Guimarães, and he has also been sponsored by Umbro.
Talking about Haaland, Dell said: "I am very happy to get this nickname. Haaland inspires many people. I like to watch his videos, whether inside or outside the penalty area. I feel that my movement is very similar to him."
"I have several other role models. In addition to Haaland, the forward I like and have been following since the youth training camp is (Riyadh Crescent) Marcos Leonardo. He is from Santos. I like to watch him play."