Barcelona were interested in signing Uruguay youth international Fabricio Diaz prior to his surprise move to Qatari outfit Al-Gharafa, sources have confirmed to 90min.
Diaz captained the Uruguay side that won the FIFA Under-20 World Cup this summer, while he was also on the senior team’s preliminary list to head to the 2022 World Cup before being cut.
The top talent emerged as a transfer target for several of Europe’s biggest clubs over the last few months, but he instead opted to head to Qatar.
90min understands that Diaz was notably the subject of interest from Barcelona and Brighton & Hove…
