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Brazilian starlet 'not thinking' about Inter Milan move

Xinhua, May 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

Highly rated Brazilian midfielder Otavio has played down media reports linking him with a move to Italian giants Inter Milan.

The 22-year-old has been compared to Italy World Cup winger Gennaro Gattuso after a string of fine performances for Brazilian Serie A club Atletico Paranaense and Brazil's national under-23 team.

"I'm only thinking about Atletico. They are the ones who are paying my wages," Otavio told reporters in the southern city of Curitiba.

"I saw [the reports], but I leave these things to my agent and the club. They are responsible for managing my career. I'm not thinking about it."

Otavio has made 88 first-team appearances for Atletico Paranaense since his first-team debut in 2013.

He is expected to be called up by national coach Dunga for the Rio Olympics in August. Endit