Zé Ivaldo’s future in doubt, a month out for Santos: "It's been a while" | OneFootball

With an uncertain future at Santos, defender Zé Ivaldo recently completed a month without taking the field for the club. This Monday, the defender made a post on his social media and lamented the period of inactivity at Peixe.

“It’s been a while,” wrote the defender in a post on his Instagram stories, with two emojis indicating dissatisfaction with the situation. Along with the text, he posted a photo of himself playing in the Santos jersey.

Zé Ivaldo has not played for the team since July 19. On that occasion, he started for Alvinegro Praiano in a 3-0 away defeat to Mirassol in the Brazilian Championship.

(Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @joseivaldo04)

Zé Ivaldo joined Santos at the start of the season on loan from Cruzeiro. The defender has a contract until the end of this year, with a purchase obligation if certain goals stipulated in the agreement are met. Because of this, he was sidelined and began training at separate times.

Recently, however, Zé Ivaldo was reinstated and returned to training with his teammates, even appearing in photos released by the club. There was an expectation that he would be included in the squad for the match against Bahia last weekend, but that did not happen.

Now, the defender’s situation will be in the hands of Juan Pablo Vojvoda, Santos’ new coach. For the position, the coach has three other options: Luan Peres, Luisão, and João Basso, the latter currently injured. Gil is in the process of terminating his contract with Peixe.

In the current season, Zé Ivaldo has played 26 matches, starting in 24 of them, and has scored one goal.

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