Santos settle debt with Arouca-POR, transfer ban lifted | OneFootball

Santos paid off its debt with Arouca, from Portugal, this Wednesday. The club owed 2.56 million euros (about R$ 15.7 million) to the Portuguese team, related to the transfer of defender João Basso.

With this, Peixe manages to get rid of the transfer ban imposed by FIFA on the 19th. The information was initially reported by ge and confirmed by Gazeta Esportiva.

Without the punishment, the Santos board is free to register midfielder Christian Oliva. The Uruguayan player has already reached an agreement with the São Paulo club, but has not yet been announced due to the transfer ban.

Strong pressure

The top management of Santos is under a lot of pressure from fans. On Tuesday night, a protest banner was displayed at Unisanta, the university owned by the director’s family.

“MT, have you paid the transfer ban yet?” they wrote.

Peixe is coming off an elimination in the quarterfinals of the Paulista Championship, against Novorizontino. In the Brasileirão, the club’s situation is also not good. In three matches, the Alvinegro Praiano has one draw and two losses. As a result, the team enters the round in 18th place, with only one point.

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