Renewal raises 18-year-old wonderkid’s price – Manchester City interest revisited

Manchester City were linked to teenager Bernardo Zortea in early August. Reports in Brazil said the Premier League club had made enquiries about the Grêmio midfielder.

As we covered at the time, his contract situation created an opening for external interest. That scenario has now changed. Grêmio have renewed the 18-year-old’s deal, which means any move will only happen for a higher fee.

Journalist Kaliel Dorneles reports that Grêmio extended Zortea’s contract until the end…