Guys, what can you tell me about Kelvin Mateus de Oliveira of Parana?
All i know that Dorival Jr. labeled him as one of the promises of 2011 and that hes an attacking midfielder.
The reason im asking is because i read of A Bola that Porto have signed him and Juan Manuel Iturbe and they are both some of the Craques maiores of South America.
Never saw this guy playing. All I know is that he is 18 and Paraná suck balls this year - they got relegated in the Paraná Championship, and this is incredible poor for them.
He can be good though, but hardly one of the major "craques" in South America. Even for his age group there is Neymar, Lucas, Lamela, Leandro... He is not on this level yet.
So is Iturbe, one can see that he got skills, but rigth now he was not even a starter for Cerro. He was used as a supersub in Libertadores.
That said, Porto buy a lot of youngsters in South America every year. Some will develop and shine (like Anderson, Guarín, Fernando, Fucile...) cause Port have an amazing academy, while others will return to Brazil/Argentina in a few years (like Mareque, Rentería, Farías, Leandro Lima...).