Botafogo refuses millionaire proposal by Tiquinho Soares

top scorer of Brasileirão and main name of Botafogo in season, Tiquinho Soares has been drawing the attention of clubs in this transfer window. Therefore, Saudi football is a strong candidate to remove the top scorer from Glorioso. However, the Brazilian club did not let go of its player easily and refused a proposal of 7 million dollars, around R$ 33 million at the current exchange rate. The information is fromGE‘.

Leading the Brasileirão, with a 10 point advantage over second place, Botafogo is going through a decisive moment in the season, as it will have to deal with the harassment of other clubs for its highlights. In this way, the cariocas seek to insure their main athletes for the continuity of the season.

A factor that gives Botafogo some peace of mind is the striker’s termination fine for foreign clubs. At 32 years of age, the team that wants to take Tiquinho Soares out of Glorioso, with no chance of failure in the negotiation, will have to spend 25 million dollars, more than R$ 120 million at the current exchange rate.

One of the main highlights of Brazilian football, Tiquinho Soares scored 10 times in the Brasileirão, leading the list of top scorers in the competition. In the year, the striker has scored 21 goals, a mark that has not been surpassed by any Botafogo player for 12 years.

At first, the will to keep Tiquinho Soares, as well as other key players in the squad, goes against the transition in command of the team, which had Bruno Lage announced as the new coach this Wednesday, 12. Luis Castrowho was in charge of the project, left Fogão to train the Al-Nassrfrom Saudi Arabia.