The midfielder was plucked from virtual obscurity to sign for the Camp Nou side on transfer deadline day in January
Pameiras sporting director Alexandre Mattos has spoken of how he led Barcelona to sign Matheus Fernandes – and how the Catalan side thought that he was “crazy” when he first proposed the central midfielder to the Camp Nou club.
Fernandes completed his move to the Primera Division side in January and was loaned out to Real Valladolid for the remainder of the campaign, yet he would likely have flown under the radar had it not been for the tenacity of the director.