Former CEO of Cruzeiro, Alexandre Mattos holds the position of football executive at Santos and is looking for reinforcements for the rest of the season
LUCAS MUSETTI PERAZOLLI – Santos must “ignore” the negative repercussions on social media to hire Igor Vinicius, from rival São Paulo. Santos will not back down on the negotiations for Igor Vinicius. Details are still missing for the team to announce the right-back from São Paulo.
The Santos board saw the negative repercussions, but understands that it cannot be based on comments on the internet. Igor already has a salary base agreed with the club. The 28-year-old full-back has the approval of coach Cleber Xavier, executive Alexandre Mattos and the market analysis department. Everyone understood that it is a good negotiation. Financially, the agreement is also positive for Santos. Igor Vinicius will arrive for free. São Paulo will keep part of the economic rights.
The last obstacle is medical: Igor has been dealing with lower back pain. Santos wants to understand the severity of the problem and whether he will be out of training and games.
If hired, Igor Vinicius will return to the club where he played for most of the youth teams. He spent five years at Santos, but left before being promoted to the professional team and went to Ituano. From there, he played for Ponte Preta and arrived at São Paulo in 2019. Even with Igor, Santos will try to sign Mayke.
Palmeiras will only open negotiations after their participation in the Club World Cup. The Santos team is confident about the signing. Aderlan does not inspire confidence, while JP Chermont should be negotiated.
