Dentinho unaware of Barcelona interest

Asked about the rumours linking him with several European top clubs amongst which Barcelona (read more here), Corinthians forward and Brazilian youth international Bruno Ferreira Bonfim "Dentinho" (19) has said to journalists that he wasn't directly informed:

"I heard about it through the press. I haven't been personally contacted, nor were the club or my agent. I'm not thinking about it now. If one day there arrives an offer that is good for me and for Corinthians, we can sit around the table and talk.

I don't think it's bad for my career that I'm playing in the Brazilian second division. Corinthians is still a big name. Which player, even from the first division, wouldn't like to play here? I actually think I'm ready to move to Europe. No league is more difficult than the Brazilian second division. The fields are bad, the stadiums as well. But I'm feeling good here. I have a contract until 2012 so I'm calm about all this."

Brazilian sports paper Gazeta Esportiva claims that Dentinho, whose contract with Brazilian second division club Corinthians expires in 2012, has a buyout clause of 40 million euro°. The Brazilian striker would himself own 20 per cent of his transfer rights.

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Henrique will be loaned out to Leverkusen

Asked about his situation and his upcoming transfer to Barcelona (read more here), Palmeiras central defender and Brazilian international Henrique Adriano Buss (21), who said goodbye to his team-mates yesterday, has confirmed in an interview with the official website of his club that he will leave Palmeiras:

"I came to Palmeiras at the beginning of this year with the idea to stay here for a long time but the professional career of a football player can be full of incredible surprises. My stay here had a direct influence on my life since the greatness and the tradition of Palmeiras has been very important for my transfer."

The Palmeiras website claims that Henrique will sign a five-year contract with Barcelona and that the defender will immediately be loaned out to German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen (read more here).

Henrique's agent, Marcos Malaquias, confirmed the whole operation in an interview with Brazilian sports paper Gazeta Esportiva: "At this moment we're closing the last details. Henrique will be presented by Barcelona, where he will sign for five years, and after that he'll leave for Bayer Leverkusen. The player was delighted to sign for Barcelona and he knows that if the club paid for him, they intend to use him one day. He won't play there this season, but he certainly will the next one.

Henrique is very happy with the whole deal, because Leverkusen is also a big club and has always given chances to Brazilian players. Rafinha, who plays at Schalke and only lives at 40 kilometres from Leverkusen, is a former team-mate and a very good friend of Henrique and will surely help him to adapt."

Catalan sports paper Sport claims that, although the negotiations aren't yet finalized, Henrique will most probably arrive in Barcelona on Sunday.

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Agent confirms Henrique talks

Asked about the rumours linking Palmeiras central defender and Brazilian international Henrique Adriano Buss (21) with a summer move to Barcelona (read more here), the player's agent Marcos Malaquias said in an interview with Brazilian sports site Gazeta Esportiva that he held talks with Barcelona officials yesterday:

"Barcelona came to São Paulo wanting to close the deal. I met with them in the morning and after that we talked with the people of sports marketing agency Traffic, who ownes the player's transfer rights. The price hasn't yet been agreed upon, there is still a difference, but the transfer fee should be between 8 and 10 million euro°."

Traffic, who paid around 2,5 million euro° for the player back in January, would prefer to postpone a deal until after the Olympic Games in August with Henrique expected to be a member of the Brazilian olympic team squad. Henrique could already have closed a personal deal with Barcelona (read more here).

São Paulo football director Genaro Marino says that his club hasn't yet been officially informed of the Barcelona interest: "We're not wanting to let go Henrique but he belongs to Traffic so we're waiting to hear from them. If Henrique is sold we will receive 20 per cent of the difference between the transfer fee and the fee paid by Traffic in January."

Brazilian news site Paraná claims that the transfer fee would be around 10 million euro°. Only some details should still be agreed upon. Catalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo says that everyting indicates that, if Henique is transfered, he will play on loan next season with Palmeiras or another club.

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