Brazil coach Tite admits it took former Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa to tip them off about Raphinha.
Raphinha was handed his Brazil debut in October and has not looked back since, establishing himself as first choice in their front three alongside Neymar and ahead of Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior.
However, Tite admits they were unaware of Raphinha until hearing from Bielsa.
He recalled to The Times: “The scouting staff came to me saying, 'Have a look at this lad, we have been scouting him closely'. I was not paying much attention, but they insisted. 'Look at his numbers!'.
"Then we phoned [Marcelo] Bielsa, and he gave us information that supported the conclusions. His quality is impressive."
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