Official! Won the title with Schmidt at Benfica, now heading back to Brazil | OneFootball

It's official. Lucas Veríssimo is returning to Santos. On the last day of the transfer window, the São Paulo club managed to sign the former central defender from Benfica, who had been playing in Qatar. The confirmation came through the official channels of the club where Neymar Jr. plays.

According to the newspaper A Bola, the Peixe managed to finalize the signing in the final hours of the Brazilian transfer window, in a true race against time. The same source adds that the 30-year-old canarinho thus returns to his boyhood club, signing a contract valid for three seasons, with an option for one more.

The sports daily went further and revealed the details of the deal between Santos and Al Wakrah. According to reports, the São Paulo club acquired about 70% of the economic rights of the former Benfica player, for 4 million euros, which will be paid in installments.

Trained at Santos, Lucas Veríssimo left the Brazilian club in 2021, when he moved to Portugal to strengthen Benfica. After a spell in which he became national champion, the canarinho returned to his home country, where he played for Corinthians before heading to Qatar, where he remained until this transfer window.

With the Brazilian's return to Santos confirmed, the press points out that the São Paulo club had, as an important negotiating factor, the current geopolitical crisis in that region. It should be recalled that there has been an escalation of tension in the Middle East, following several attacks between the United States, Israel, and Iran.

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