After refusing two proposals for the attacker, Santos had to meet with Marcos Leonardo to resolve the problem behind the scenes
After refusing two official proposals, the Santos met with the attacker Marcos Leonardo to put an end to the young man’s complaints. The director told the story Alexandre Gallowho participated in the program “Final whistle“, by Band. According to him, the Zenit and the Pomegranate were the two teams that were interested in the talented center forward.
“The first time I arrived, he was away, not training. He kind of got into a conflict with the management, with the people who were in my place. I called him to talk and said that Santos would not do any type of negotiation with him, that he is a beloved athlete at the club, he planted positive things and that he had to reap good things.“, explained Gallo.
“He understood our position and we wrote new possibilities in his contract so that Santos and he would have comfort in the next window so he could leave and that will happen. We had two real proposals from Zenit, with a higher gross value, and from Roma. In a conversation with him, family and staff, everyone understood“, concluded the director of Santos.
After Marcos Leonardo’s stay at Santos was confirmed until the end of this year, Roma’s sporting director commented on the interest in the player and the negotiation. According to him, there were a few months of conversations that didn’t work out due to the sporting and political situation of the Brazilian team. But the desire was maintained by the Italians.
“What I can say about Marcos Leonardo is that he is a goal. It is true that these potential players are always on our horizon. We have been following him for a year and a half, and the situation was calm. The agreement between the three parties was in progress, but we had the misfortune of Santos struggling not to fall to Série B“, he stated Tiago Pinto.
“The technical director was fired, the coach changed… They traded two 17-year-old players and selling the team’s best player in the middle of the season became a political issue. He continues to be a target, he is 20 years old and has already played 150 games for a club like Santos“, added the director of the Italian club.
Source: sportbuzz
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