Barcelona turned down the opportunity to bring in this player

For his part, over the past 24 hours, midfielder Éderson's name has been increasingly well-known throughout all of Europe. This comes after the Brazilian was instrumental in Atalanta's decisive victory over Bayer Leverkusen, who had not lost before, in the Europa League final.

Éderson was nothing short of extraordinary in his role at the foundation of La Dea's midfield, excelling on both sides of the ball and shutting down his Bayer rivals in the process. Ademola Lookman stole the show with a game-winning hat-trick. Éderson appears to be exactly the type of player that Barcelona's engine room has been lacking this season. Those who support the Blaugranas will undoubtedly be interested to learn that Éderson was actually extended an offer by the team before to the start of the season. Deco's reps offered the 24-year-old's services during their hunt for a new deep-lying midfield player.