Barcelona is prepared to top land Brazilian attacker Gustavo Maia as the Catalan giant pay an initial fee for the Sao Paulo teenager.

Barcelona paid an initial fee of €1 for the services of the young sensational to secure the first refusal and they would pay additional €4m to complete the deal for the attacker.

Maia has been a target for the La Liga Champions, Barcelona is keen on adding more firepower to their attack as they sent scouts to South America to monitor the development of the attacker.

Maia performed excellently at the youth level and him his exploits attracted Barcelona and they spotted him as a good signing.

He has been training with the Sao Paulo main team ever since former Barcelona defender Daniel Alves plays bin the same team with Maia.

The suspension of the Brazilian league Serie A due to coronavirus has hindered his growth, Maia is a versatile attacker he can on the left and in the centre forward role.

Barcelona has already captured the services of Braga forward Francisco Trincao in January the Catalan club paid €30 million for the attacker, he would join Barcelona when the next season pre-season commences.