Cuiabá drop fine over starlet, striker to join São Paulo | OneFootball

São Paulo and Cuiabá reached an agreement announced on Friday night (17) regarding the young prospect Gustavo Santana, the top scorer who plays for the Tricolor youth teams in Cotia.

The Cuiabá club reported that it negotiated 80% of the striker’s economic rights with São Paulo, under the conditions previously stipulated in the contract, for the amount of R$ 700,000. The 20-year-old top scorer joined the Tricolor at the beginning of this year, initially on loan.

However, in recent days, Cuiabá filed a complaint against São Paulo with the CNRD (National Dispute Resolution Chamber) of the CBF, alleging a ‘default’ on a R$ 1 million fine that the Morumbi club was supposed to pay for the irregular use of Gustavo. The striker was put on the field for the last six minutes of the 1-1 draw between the teams on June 11, in the Brazilian Under-20 Championship.

According to Cuiabá, the loan contract has a clause that charges R$ 1 million for using the player in matches involving both teams, including in youth categories. The controversy, at last, has been resolved.

In an official statement, Cuiabá announced that, ‘by mutual agreement, it has waived the collection of the fine stipulated in the contract clause regarding the aforementioned player for his use in June in the match against our team in the Under-20 Brasileirão,’ thus resolving the uncomfortable situation.

“Cuiabá reiterates its respect for São Paulo, one of the biggest clubs in Brazilian football, and highlights that this agreement strengthens the relationship between the institutions, paving the way for it to continue being transparent and positive in future negotiations.

Transforming lives through sport is one of Cuiabá’s missions. The club thanks the athlete for the period he wore our colors and wishes him success in the next steps of his career,” the Cuiabá statement concluded.

In the restructuring that Tricolor has been carrying out in its youth system, Gustavo Santana fit well into coach Allan Barcellos’ attack and is one of the top scorers for the under-20 team this year. The striker even scored a beautiful goal in the team’s comeback win over Guarani this Friday (17) in the Paulistão Under-20. Check it out below:

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