Santos turn to sales to ease finances and seek signings | OneFootball

Santos has already defined its main strategy for the next transfer window: to negotiate players from the current squad.

According to ge, the black-and-white club’s board aims to secure financial relief to get the accounts in order and, with stronger cash flow, enter the market in search of new additions to strengthen the squad for the rest of the season.

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The move mirrors the tactic adopted in the last two transfer windows. Marcelo Teixeira’s management aims to complete deals that reach the same financial level as the last two major departures from Vila Belmiro:

Luca Meirelles: The forward was transferred in the middle of last year to Shakhtar Donetsk, of Ukraine, for 12 million euros (around R$70.7 million at the current exchange rate).

Souza: The left-back was sold at the start of this season to Tottenham, of England, for 15 million euros (around R$88.3 million).

Where the money goes: debts and investments

Historically, the figures from these sales have been essential for the team’s survival and renewal. The money from Luca Meirelles’s sale, for example, made it possible to bring in signings such as center-backs Alexis Duarte and Adonis Frías, defensive midfielder Victor Hugo, and forwards Lautaro Díaz and Billal Brahimi.

The amount raised from Souza, meanwhile, was used as a financial “firefighter.” In the first half of this year, the club faced serious difficulties in covering its payroll, accumulating delays in image rights payments and salaries. In addition to settling these day-to-day pending payments, the money was used to pay off a debt of 2.56 million euros (R$15.1 million) to Arouca, of Portugal, related to the signing of center-back João Basso in 2023.

This debt with the Portuguese club had led to a FIFA transfer ban. Only after the payment was made did Santos get rid of the punishment and manage to register defensive midfielder Christian Oliva.

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