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Everton Cebolinha should sign a contract with Santos until the end of the year

Santos have taken an important step toward signing Everton Cebolinha, a 30-year-old forward who belongs to Flamengo. The player received authorization from the red-and-black club’s board to look for a new team and is now negotiating the final details to play for the São Paulo club.

CEBOLINHA NEGOTIATES CONTRACT UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON

The expectation is that Everton Cebolinha will sign with Santos until the end of this season. The deal follows terms similar to those used by the São Paulo club in the recent signings of defensive midfielder Arthur and attacking midfielder Lima.

In addition, the contract could be extended. That is because the parties included a clause allowing the deal to be renewed for two more years, if both Santos and the player are interested in continuing the partnership. The information about the progress of the negotiations was first reported by journalist Fábio Sormani.

SANTOS RACE AGAINST TIME TO REGISTER NEW SIGNINGS

While moving forward with Cebolinha’s arrival, Santos are working quickly to register their new players. After all, the board wants to make the reinforcements available as soon as possible this season.

Arthur and Lima, for example, already made their debuts for Santos in the match against Internacional. That means only right-back Rodinei remains to complete the list of signings still awaiting registration.

Cebolinha, meanwhile, was with Flamengo’s squad in Belém. However, the Rio club’s board authorized the forward to return to Rio de Janeiro to sort out his future and finalize a deal with another team.

LONG-STANDING INTEREST COULD FINALLY TURN INTO A SIGNING

Everton Cebolinha’s contract with Flamengo would also expire at the end of this season. As a result, the forward was given permission to negotiate with another club and is now close to a move to Santos.

Santos, in fact, had already shown interest in the player since last year. At the time, however, the São Paulo club was pessimistic about the chances of signing him, mainly because Cebolinha had attracted interest from European teams as well as other Brazilian clubs.

Because of the competition, the Santos board had even given up on the negotiations. Now, however, the scenario has changed, and Santos have resumed their push for the 30-year-old forward. In fact, forward Neymar called Flamengo’s No. 11 to help with the negotiations.

CEBOLINHA AT FLAMENGO

Signed by Flamengo in 2022, Everton Cebolinha is under contract until December and does not want to renew. Wearing the Sacred Jersey, the winger has made 193 appearances, scored 21 goals, and provided 26 assists. The player is no longer part of Leonardo Jardim’s coaching staff’s plans.

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