João Mendes de Assis Moreira will join the Barcelonathis his father confirmed, nothing more and nothing less than the legendary Ronaldinho, on the Tu Diràs program of Catalan radio RAC1. In this way, the legacy of the world champion footballer passes through the entity blaugrana between 2003 and 2008, continues with the culésbut what is the story of his successor?
📌 @10 Ronaldinhoon his microphones #TuDiràs: “With my arrival at Barca I will be more present in Barcelona” @EsportsRAC1
📻 Get the interview: https://t.co/O4m1b2v5LF pic.twitter.com/uQZ5krGJpT
— RAC1 (@rac1) February 7, 2023
Who is Joao Mendes?
Born in Rio de Janeiro on February 22, 2005, João works as center forwardalthough he has also done so as a midfielder during his time at Cruzeiro, a team he joined as a youth player and signed his first professional contract at the age of 14 in 2019.
Promessa da base, forward João Mendes assina primeiro pelo Cruzeiro.https://t.co/BuMzJpCIn1
— Cruzeiro 🦊 (@Cruzeiro) April 5, 2019
The Belo Horizonte club announced it as the signing of one of the young promises of Brazilian football, but the relationship nevertheless ended in February 2022 when Ronaldinho’s son cut ties with Sky blue.
The player, represented by his uncle Roberto de Asisbrother and also representing his father, he was on trial at Barcelona for a few weeks and according to Ronaldinho, the club under the chairmanship of Joan Laporta would integrate him into their ranks.
That way the Catalans would be left with a player who has Spanish citizenship and was then being watched by both PSG and Milan scouts.
