20-year-old forward
Flamengo talent Lincoln joins Vissel Kobe - Second most valuable signing behind Iniesta
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Vissel Kobe have signed their most valuable player in the history of the club behind Andrés Iniesta. As the J1 League club announced on Wednesday, centre-forward Lincoln moves to Japan from Flamengo in his home country. The club did not give any information about the length of the contract, the Brazilian version of ESPN reports about a three-year contract. With a market value of €5.4 million, the 20-year-old ranks second behind former Barcelona midfielder Iniesta.
Kobe is Lincoln’s first stop outside Brazil. He made his debut at Flamengo at the age of 16 years, eleven months and three days and is still the second youngest player in the club’s history behind current Real Madrid winger Vinícius Júnior. Most recently, he was no longer in the squad, however. “I’m grateful to Vissel Kobe for giving me the chance to take on a new challenge in my life,” Lincoln is quoted in a club statement.
In 2017, Lincoln was considered one of Brazil’s great hopes. At the U17 South American Championship in Chile, which the Seleção won at the time, the right-footer from the town of Serra near Vitória scored five goals and assisted another three. At the time, clubs such as Real, FC Barcelona and Juventus were linked with Lincoln.
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34 Joshua King | Bournemouth to Everton | Market value: €11M
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33 Emmanuel Dennis | Club Brugge to 1. FC Köln | Market value: €11M
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32 Shkodran Mustafi | Arsenal to Schalke | Market value: €12M
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31 Alfred Duncan | Fiorentina to Cagliari Calcio | Market value: €12M
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30 Shoya Nakajima | Porto to Al-Ain FC | Market value: €12M
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28 Demarai Gray | Leicester to Bayern Leverkusen | Market value: €12M
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27 Patrick Cutrone | Wolves to Valencia | Market value: €12M
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25 Rolando Mandragora | Juventus to Torino | Market value: €12M
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24 Jean-Clair Todibo | FC Barcelona to OGC Nice | Market value: €12M
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23 Brian Rodríguez | Los Angeles FC to UD Almería | Market value: €12M
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22 Gedson Fernandes | Benfica to Galatasaray| Market value: €13.5M
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20 Paulinho | SC Braga to Sporting | Market value: €15M
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19 Jean-Philippe Mateta | Mainz to Crystal Palace | Market value: €15M
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18 Carles Aleñá | FC Barcelona to Getafe | Market value: €15M
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