FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Sao Paulo v Gremio - Estadio Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil - July 17, 2024 Gremio's Gustavo Nunes during the warm up REUTERS/Carla Carniel/File Photo
(Reuters) - Brentford have signed teenage forward Gustavo Nunes from Brazilian Serie A side Gremio, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.
The 18-year-old has signed a six-year contract, with an option to extend the deal by two years, Brentford said.
"It is another good signing, we have fought with other clubs," Brentford coach Thomas Frank told the club website.
"He is a winger who can go past players one-on-one. He is direct and he can create. Gustavo has a lot of potential and of course we need to maximise that in every aspect. He needs time to settle, but this is a very exciting signing."
Nunes joined Gremio's youth academy in 2021 and made his first-team debut in February 2024.
He made 20 appearances for Gremio in the Brazilian top flight this season, scoring three goals and providing one assist.
(Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk; Editing by Toby Davis)
