Deal on Keirrison should be finalized next week

Asked about the situation of Palmeiras forward Keirrison (20), the player's agent Marcos Malaquias has said in an interview with Brazilian news site Terra that the deal should be finalized by next week:

"He is training in a gym in Curitiba with a personal coach. He's doing his normal exercises. By next week everything should be clear.

Although a deal with Barcelona is still not certain, we're not talking with other clubs. We are very close to finalizing a deal with Barcelona but now we can we only wait. There are some bureaucratic details left but a final agreement is close. Barcelona is still not sure if he will stay or will leave on loan, and in the last case, to which club."

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Henrique will start pre-season in Barcelona

Asked about the future of Barcelona central defender Henrique (22) who played on loan with German club Bayer Leverkusen last year (read more here), the player's agent Marcos Malaquias has said in an interview with Brazilian news site Terra that he'll start the pre-season at Barcelona:

"What is certain is that he'll be in Barcelona on 20 July and in one week we should then decide if he'll leave again on loan or if he stays at Barcelona."

Catalan sports paper Sport claims that the future of Henrique could depend on the fact if there will still be money left to sign a central defender after Barcelona has closed the priority signings.

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Keirrison dreams of Barcelona move

Asked about the rumours linking him with several European top clubs among which Barcelona (read more here), Palmeiras forward and Brazilian youth international Keirrison (20) has said in an interview with Brazilian news site Terra that he's a Barcelona fan since childhood:

"I have a four-year contract with Palmeiras. I'm quite relaxed. When I played with Coritiba last year, I also just kept on working when all kinds of rumours appeared, and that's the same now that I'm playing with Palmeiras. I've just arrived here one month ago and the press is already asking when I will leave.

It's true that ever since I was little, I have identified a lot with one country and especially with one team. I don't have anything against the others, but I identify with Barcelona, because I saw a lot of Romario and Ronaldo when they played there. So it's a very big dream of me to play for Barcelona. Besides that, I also dream of playing with a great player like Messi."

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Undecided Keirrison happy with Barcelona link

Asked about the rumours linking him with a move to several top clubs among which Barcelona (read more here), Coritiba forward and Brazilian youth international Keirrison de Souza Carneiro (20) has said in an interview with Brazilian site Terra that his future is still undecided:

"It's difficult to say if I want to continue in Brazil or move already to Europe. We're going to analyze the offers when they come in. I sure am happy with the interest of Palmeiras and some foreign clubs that are mentioned, like Real Madrid and Barcelona.

I want to stay with Coritiba until my contract expires in April. There has been some misunderstanding after I signed a contract with the Traffic agency, but I will respect my contract. My future is still undecided. I don't worry about it and I'm just waiting to see what will happen. My desire is to stay until April. And then later we will make the right decision and everybody will know about it in due course."

Catalan sports paper Sport claims that sports marketing agency Traffic could make Keirrison follow the same path as his compatriot Henrique, who left Coritiba for Palmeiras in January of this year. The Brazilian central defender joined Barcelona last summer before being loaned out to German club Bayer Leverkusen (read more here).

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