The future of Neymar, the international interest and the dispute of the attacker: the latest news of Santos

In the last few hours, the focus of news about Santos is concentrated behind the scenes of the club, with salient points of the team’s daily life.

Due to this context, read below a summary prepared by the Gávea News Portal Team to keep you well informed!

Controversial controversy

The striker for 25 years Helinho, currently at the Mexico Toluca, entered the radar of the Brazilian clubs during the break for the Club World Cup. Grêmio, Santos and Vasco expressed interest in the player, with the aim of strengthening their cast to the second half. Grêmio was the only one to formalize the proposal, offering a loan with the payment and purchase option of complete salaries, but the proposal was rejected by the Council of the Mexican club, which only agrees to negotiate the athlete permanently for about $ 15 million.

Shield Do Santos (Photo: Dissemination/ Santos)

Given the negative, Grêmio retired, but Santos remains aware of the situation. With Alexandre Mattos in view of the negotiations and Cléber Xavier in the technical command, the club is looking for reinforcements with speed and mobility profile in the attack.

However, the desired business model – preferably on loan – is limited to the Toluca requirement for a direct sale. Santos’ interest in Helinho also follows his search for other names, such as the defender of Palmeiras Mayke.

In addition to those mentioned, other clubs such as Vasco, Corinzi, San Paolo and Internacional have made initial surveys, although no official offer has been presented beyond the womb. With this, Helinho’s future remains indefinite, but emerges as one of the most targeted objectives in this transfer window. Negotiations should obtain new chapters after the end of the World Cup, when Brazilian clubs resume their market movements in a more intense way.

International interest

Vinicius Zanocelo, a midfielder revealed by Ponte Preta and currently connected to Santos, returned to move the market after his return of Portuguese football. The player concluded his loan in Estoril, where he had a significant participation, but without the club that exercised the purchase option. Since then, Zanocelo trains with a private coach in Brazil pending defining his future. Santos, in turn, has already clarified that he intends to negotiate it definitively and does not consider new loans.

Zanocelo during the training of Santos (photo: reproduction/official santos website)

International and Panathinaikos have shown interest, but only in the temporary assignment model, which does not appeal to the Board of Directors of Santos. The refusal to accept these conditions is directly related to the current strategy of the club, which tries to relieve the budget and at the same time make room for reinforcements in the next transfer window. Previously, Estoril had tried to reduce the costs of acquiring athlete and Santos even studied an exchange with Lucas Evangelista, by Red Bull Bragantino, but unnecessarily.

Zanocelo, 24, has a contract until 2027 and 60% of his rights belong to Santos. With 46 games played by Estoril, 36 as an appetizer, the midfielder attracted attention to his defensive consistency – average of four balls recoveries and 1.6 contrasts per game – despite the low offensive contribution. The result of the negotiation should take place in this window, given the interest of the clubs and the will of Santos to create the sale.

Neymar’s future

Neymar’s future in Santos has won new outlines this week, with the proximity of the renewal of his contract, which ends on June 30th. According to the journalist Ricardinho Martins of TNT Sports, the agreement for another year is about to be official, with the signature that is expected after the return of the holiday player, next Thursday (26). Despite the previous speculations on wage disagreements, in particular for productivity clauses, the current scenario is more optimistic.

Neymar in Action of Santos (Photo: Raul Baretta/ Santos FC)

The stay of Shirt 10 is welcomed by the Board of Directors of Santos, in particular by Marcelo Teixeira, who defended Neymar from criticism and indicated a favorable environment for his continuity. A relevant factor in the equation is the position of the coach Carlo Ancelotti, of the Brazilian team, who prefers to see the athlete that acts in Brazil, facilitating the follow -up focused on the preparation of the next World Cup.

Parallel to negotiations with Neymar, Santos also works in the formation of a more competitive cast. The club hit the hires of defender Igor Vinícius and midfielder Willian Arão, strengthening the group for the sequence of the season. The Board of Directors of Alvinegra is looking for a balance between the maintenance of big names and the creation of a team capable of competing with higher positions in the Brazilian championship.

Source: Terra

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