Rio de Janeiro Aug 19 (IANS) Spanish top division football club Atletico Madrid are preparing a bid to sign Brazil international forward Luan from Gremio according to reports in the Brazilian media.
Atletico officials this week met with Gremio representatives to discuss a possible deal for the 24-year-old which would not take effect until January due to the Spanish club s transfer ban for signing minors Xinhua news agency quoted the Uol portal as reporting on Friday.
Luan who was a member of the Brazil team that won the gold medal at last year s Rio Olympics has scored 14 goals in 28 matches across all competitions for Gremio this year.
He was rewarded for his fine form last week by being included in Brazil s national team for the World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Colombia.
Gremio are said to have placed a 25 million euro ($29.4 million) price tag on the Brazilian who has also been linked with Spartak Moscow Sampdoria and Fenerbahce.
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