The defender is already regularized and has made himself available to make his debut with Peixe in the duel with América, next Sunday (15).
Defender Luan Peres will begin his second spell at Santos. The player will wear the number 14 jersey again upon his return and admitted that the interest in his return came from himself in a request to his representative. He then stressed that there were some obstacles during the negotiations and, therefore, celebrated the positive outcome. The athlete terminated his contract with his former Turkish club, Fenerbahçe, and signed with Peixe until the end of 2027.
“I think that since the window opened I had already shown interest to my agent that I would like to return. I thought it was the right time to return before knowing if Santos would be interested and if there would be negotiations. Things went ahead and my agent said that Santos was interested. Things took a long time in terms of negotiations, some clubs appeared and we didn’t even know everything on the internet and I asked my agent if it was true.” – explained the defender.
“He didn’t even tell me a lot of things, but I was anxious. About three times a week I would text him and he would always leave me feeling optimistic. There was a moment when I thought that in a normal negotiation situation, it wouldn’t work because Fenerbahce had demands, but Santos didn’t want to give in. Then Fenerbahce didn’t accept either, not to me and not from club to club. But then there was a turnaround and on the last day of In the end, things worked out and here I am, really happy to be back,” Luan added.
Santos has already registered the defender with the CBF
The defender has already regularized his situation and will be able to debut with Peixe in the next match, the clash with América, at 16:00 (Brasilia time), in Vila Belmiro, next Sunday (15). Peres said he is ready to play and depends only on the approval of coach Fábio Carille.
“Yesterday I spoke to Carille, he called me into his room and asked me how I was physically. I have been to all the training sessions since pre-season, I am fine and the rhythm of the match is only achieved by playing. I have been injured for a while, the rhythm is winning, but I am doing well in training and I feel good”, the player confirmed:
“Before arriving at Santos, I hadn’t trained for ten days, FIFA data in Europe, so Fenerbahce gave me a good rest period. When they started training again, it was when I was already sorting out the details with Santos. I kept fit in the gym, but it’s not the same as the club, I’m at Carille’s disposal, he’ll see what’s best and whether it’s Sunday or Thursday I’ll be ready,” added Luan.
“I am ready to take on any role you think is best”
The athlete then gave the commander the freedom to define which position he thought was ideal for him. In the current scenario, the starting defensive pair is formed by the experienced Gil and the promising Jair.
“I can play whatever role Carille thinks is best for me. Whether it’s defender, third defender or full-back. Whatever role he thinks is best, I’m here to help him. Before signing the contract, I knew that the goal would be to return to Serie A. Whatever can help, I’m available, as I did with Sampaoli, third defender, it doesn’t matter,” concluded Peres.
Alvinegro is currently in second place in Serie B, with 43 points. In fact, after that, the clash with América is a decisive confrontation in the fight for access to the elite of Brazilian football. A positive result could bring Peixe back to the top of the Second Division, in case Novorizontino stumbles.
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