Santos continues to prepare for its debut in the Campeonato Paulista, which will be on Thursday (16/01), against Mirassol, at 9:30 pm, in Vila Belmiro. The board has been deciding on arrivals and departures in the cast.
One of the players who returned is striker Soteldo, who was on loan at Grêmio. The Venezuelan is attracting interest from the national market and Atlético is keeping an eye on him. THE Sporting News explains the situation.
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Will Soteldo leave Santos?
According to Diário do Peixe, Atlético contacted Santos to negotiate Soteldo, which was a request from coach Cuca, who worked with him at Santos in 2020, being runner-up in the Libertadores. Galo even considered a proposal involving money and players.
However, Peixe does not want to trade Soteldo, as Pedro Caixinha is counting on the player for this season. The Portuguese coach considers the striker an essential starter for next year and highlighted his attention in the training game against Athletic Club, at CT Rei Pelé.
🚨HE STAYS🚨
He was approached by Atlético-MG to try to sign Soteldo… From what we found out, although Galo tries to take the Venezuelan, Caixinha wants to count on the striker, he thinks it is important for the season and, therefore, Santos does not release him. .
— De Olho No Peixe (@deolhonopeixe)
How much did Santos refuse for Soteldo?
Grêmio even made a proposal to buy Soteldo, but Santos refused the offer. The value was 2.5 million dollars (around R$15.25 million) for 50% of its economic rights, half the value provided for in the loan contract.
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Non-Santos Soteldo Numbers
- 144 games
- 21 goals
- 26 assists
