Santos hit with transfer ban, demand answers from FIFA; find out more | OneFootball

Santos has received a new transfer ban from FIFA. The club owes €2.56 million (about R$15.7 million) to Arouca, from Portugal, regarding the transfer of defender João Basso.

With this punishment, Peixe is prevented from registering its recent signing, Christian Oliveira, as well as any other reinforcements it tries to register starting this Thursday.

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Santos received the notification with surprise, since the deadline to settle the debt extended until February 26. The club’s legal department has already requested clarification from FIFA to understand what happened and is working to resolve the situation as soon as possible.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed, in January, the penalty imposed on the club by FIFA. From that decision, Santos had 45 days to pay the amount owed.

Currently, the defender is a substitute in the squad. Signed in 2023, he played in the Série B of the Brazilian Championship, but ended up losing his place in the team coached by Vojvoda.

João Basso has played 36 matches for Santos, with three goals and one assist.

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