Meet the youngster who has attracted interest at Barcelona and Madrid

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Barcelona and Real Madrid both have an interest in teenage defender Leo Santos, according to Mundo Deportivo.

Leo Santos has been marked by the La Liga champions as a player to follow, especially as a right-footed centre back, of which Barca only has Gerard Pique.

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However Madrid also have interest and have beaten Barca to a pair of Brazilian youngsters in recent years, Vinicius and Rodrygo.

Santos started his career when he was 10 years old at Corinthians. He was part of the 2016 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júniorsquad that ended up as runner up.

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He made his professional debut as part of the starting team against Figueirense on November 16.

Santos was part of the winning squad of the 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship. He was also called for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, despite being an unused substitute in all matches.

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