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Denilson rose from teenage debutant to World Cup winner, overcoming club struggles and a world-record transfer to regain Brazil selection under Scolari in 2001–02.

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Denilson on what being the world's most expensive player meant to him

Then one day, Sao Paulo's president summoned me and my former agent. That alone was terrifying for a kid, since contact with the president was rare. He told me the club had received a $12 million bid from Barcelona and intended to accept it. I had no clue what $12m even worked out as in reais. At that point, whatever they said, I would have agreed to it.

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