Mattos: Santos’ credibility in tatters, but R$60m transfer surplus | OneFootball

On Wednesday, Alexandre Mattos gave a press conference at Vila Belmiro to take stock of the transfer window for Santos. The Fish signed eight players, but the football executive highlighted the great difficulty he had in negotiations with other clubs and agents.

The director stated that the club has no credibility in the market and set as a main goal to reverse this situation.

“I will be transparent. It was a difficult window. Santos is going through a delicate moment in terms of market credibility. They annihilated, eradicated Santos' credibility in terms of market and commitments. It's impressive the difficulty of convincing clubs and player agents. My history is of balance, according to the club's coffers. All the teams I've been through had credibility and we achieved results on the field,” he said.

“This concern about being without money is far from being a concern at Santos. I am more than used to this. What we have to rescue, which is what Marcelo Teixeira is already doing, is credibility. It's impressive how Santos is failing in this credibility. The overwhelming majority of clubs either don't want to talk or create totally out of standard situations to make a deal. This is due to many situations that Santos did not honor in the past,” he expanded.

“I really want to be a champion at Santos, but if I leave here with the legacy of rescuing credibility, I will be a fulfilled professional. We will work day and night for this. How do you do this? working, being direct, honoring the composites, working within reality... Santos is the biggest brand in Brazilian football. We need to rescue this credibility. I don't want any player, I want credibility,” he concluded.

Positive Balance

Despite this problem, Mattos saw with good eyes Santos' movements this mid-year. The executive stated that the club came out with a positive balance of about R$ 60 million.

He did not present the exact values, but assured that approximately R$ 43 million were spent, while about R$ 106 million entered the coffers.

“There were 17 departures and eight arrivals. Financially, with the departures, with values that came in, Santos raised around R$ 106 million. The acquisitions, with purchases and players who arrived free, Santos made an investment close to R$ 43 million. More than R$ 60 million in positive balance. Santos gained a positive quality technical gain, respecting all those who left,” he pointed out.

“I am absolutely sure that those who arrived will be able to prove themselves. All the athletes are committed. Players who do not come and do not show heart and desire to be at Santos, are eliminated. It's no use being a great player if you don't see Santos as a priority. You need to have the desire to be here more than anything. Everyone who came showed this,” he concluded.

Where is the money going?

Asked about what Santos intends to do with the money that came in, Mattos stated that the idea is to pay bills.

“We already invested. We made the acquisition of two athletes (Adonis Frías and Alexis Duarte). Caballero was a young man we acquired. Investing and day to day. Paying images, employees, structure. Santos needs cash. That's why it sold and that's why it needs to sell. The teams that have a high investment power, even so, need to sell. Santos is no different. Santos will use the resources, headed by the president and the financial department,” he concluded.

Who arrived in this window?

Alexis Duarte, Adonis Frías, Igor Vinícius, Mayke, Victor Hugo, Willian Arão, Lautaro Díaz and Gustavo Caballero.

Who left in this window?

João Paulo, Gil, Aderlan, Kevyson, Leo Godoy, Diego Pituca, Luca Meirelles, Yeferson Soteldo, Deivid Washington.

Upcoming Santos games

Atlético-MG x Santos (23rd round of the Brazilian Championship) Date and time: September 14 (Sunday), at 4pm (Brasília time) Location: Arena MRV, in Belo Horizonte (MG)

Santos x São Paulo (24th round of the Brazilian Championship) Date and time: September 21 (Sunday), at 8:30pm (Brasília time) Location: Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP)

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