04/24/2021 17:22
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 04/24/2021 5:22 PM
It was one of
Boca's
nightmares
in the semifinals of the
last
Copa Libertadores
, so much so that it drove the xeneizes defenders crazy with its speed and dribbling.
But, luckily for Miguel Angel Russo's team,
Santos announced this Saturday the sale of Venezuelan Yeferson Soteldo to Toronto of the MLS, so he will no longer be at La Bombonera this Tuesday
, for the second date of Group C.
"At dawn (April 24), Santos Futebol Clube completed the sale of the player Soteldo to Toronto FC, Canada, a team that plays in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer.
With the transfer,
Peixe
gets the release of the Transfer Ban, imposed by FIFA precisely because of the debt to Huachipato of Chile
for the purchase of the Venezuelan attacker, "the Brazilian club announced on its website.
The sale in the middle of the dispute of the Libertadores occurred precisely because of the debts of the São Paulo club, which had not been able to incorporate in this transfer market, and because of the pressure of the footballer himself.
"It was a proposal that Huachipato also accepted and, above all, that
the athlete wanted. We could not handle Soteldo, given this scenario
. In fact, Santos bought him, but never paid for it," said Andrés Rueda, president of
Peixe.
The transfer was made in exchange for
$ 6,500,000 for 75%
of the pass, as confirmed by the Brazilian media.
OR LITTLE GIANT!
🇻🇪
Chegou ao Santos, ganhou a 10 do Rei Pelé, conquered a nação santista e honrou or Sacred Mantle.
Foram 104 games, 20 goals and incontáveis Peixão hair dribbles.
Boa sorte, meu 🔟.
We are still na crooked.
#ObrigadoSoteldo!
Details at https://t.co/PagAo92vUc pic.twitter.com/JEqpgn6cct
- Santos Futebol Clube (@SantosFC) April 24, 2021
Soteldo, 23, had arrived in Santos in January 2019 and, wearing the historic number 10 jersey, immediately became an idol of "Pelé's team," especially among children, the club said in a note published in its Web.
He played 104 games and scored 20 goals.
Among them, one in the semifinal to Boca ...
