Dede: The defender Europe's heavyweights are chasing (Video)

The current crop emerging from Brazil are rightly attracting interest across Europe, such is the capabilities of the players on offer at present. The likes of Neymar, Leandro Damiao and Paulo Ganso have all been linked with big money moves to the continent, such is their potential to succeed in the game.

However, there is one player that is cruelly overlooked when it comes to boasting about the talent in the nation at present - that of Dede. The Vasco da Gama centre-back has emerged as one of the finest defenders to grace the Brasileiro and it’s no surprise to have seen him linked with a big money move to a number of Europe’s heavyweights.

Tough in the tackle and strong in the air, the 24-year-old is a defender who has the physicality to take to European football like a duck to water. Dede has been touted as the biggest start to come out of Brazil since Neymar and it’s no surprise that he’s being tipped to form the cornerstone of the nation’s 2014 World Cup backline.

It’s no shock to see Manchester United and AC Milan linked with a move for the Vasco defender, with club’s expected to be scrambling over one another to secure the signature of the Brazilian, especially with the transfer window set to open soon.

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