Edenilson joins Botafogo, talks quick deal and squad role | OneFootball

This Friday, Botafogo officially presented the midfielder Edenilson for the season. The player joins Fogão after two years wearing Grêmio's uniform.

The midfielder spoke about his desire to wear the jersey of the Rio de Janeiro club and his quick negotiation.

“It was an invitation and an immediate yes. I had small talks about coming to Botafogo before, but it never materialized, and today, at 36, I am very happy to have this opportunity. Now it's up to me to train and work so that I can respond on the field to this vote of confidence from the management and everyone who brought me here.”, he recalled.

Experience and role among the young players in the squad

Botafogo has a squad with many young players for the current season, bringing the team's average age to 26.8 years. Edenilson, at 36, spoke about how he can help in the development of these promising athletes.

“It's a group of young players, but with a lot of quality, as they demonstrated last season. And this motivates me to be able to support these young players, helping them on or off the field so that Botafogo can be victorious and achieve its goals.”, he stated.

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Midfielder with the most goals in the points system era

The player, trained by Guarani Venâncio Aires from Rio Grande do Sul, became the midfielder with the most goals in the points system era of the Brazilian Championship, with 39 goals. When asked about his role in the Glorioso's squad, the player highlighted his easy adaptation to the coach's requests.

“Throughout my career, this has been developing, I had a very good teacher who was Paulinho, ex-Corinthians, he was a guy who liked to get into the box and score goals. I think it's good for us midfielders to add this, of course without losing the other skills that a midfielder has. I'll see what the coach asks and I know how to adapt well to these roles.”, he highlighted.

Possible debut in the Carioca and absence in the Pré-Libertadores

Edenilson also spoke about his reception and debut for Botafogo. The player is already registered in the CBF's BID (Daily Information Bulletin) and can debut against Boavista in the Carioca. However, the midfielder cannot take the field for the Pré-Libertadores next Wednesday, as he is not registered in the championship.

“The reception was excellent, as I said, we are a family, I feel well integrated already. I was surprised by not being registered for the Libertadores, but I made myself available to play in the Carioca. I am already registered, I am in the BID, I feel good, I was already playing and training, so I am available.”, he revealed.

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