“Doug Freedman spent quite a lot of time in Brazil, watching Matheus Franca play for Flamengo. He had his opinions about it, which we took on board. That’s the only opinion I’m really interested in. He told Steve Parish, the man that bought him, that he has all the skillsets necessary to become a good player in the English Premier League. I think he’s the sort of guy that won’t need a lot of adaptation.”
