Santos and Tiquinho Soares fail to agree exit, loan move expected | OneFootball

Santos and Tiquinho Soares failed to reach an amicable termination, and both sides are now working on a loan. The forward asked to leave and was prepared to give up nearly half of what he was due, but the board wanted more.

According to Diario Do Peixe, Coritiba are the expected destination, although other Brazilian clubs are monitoring him. He is registered for the Paulistão but has not featured in the first four rounds while recovering from a calf oedema. He has been training indoors and has lost the number nine shirt to Gabigol.

Tiquinho joined in January 2025 in a linked deal with Botafogo that included defender Jair moving to the Rio side. He signed until the end of 2027 and arrived with strong backing.

For Botafogo he made 120 appearances, scoring 44 goals with 17 assists, and was a key figure in their 2024 Brasileiro and Libertadores titles.

For Santos he has nine goals and four assists in 43 games. Born in Sousa, Paraíba, Francisco Soares is 35 and began at Palmeiras das Rocas. His previous clubs include Corinthians-AL, América de Natal, Botafogo-PB, Centro Sporting Paraibano, Visão Celeste, Cerâmica, Treze, Veranópolis, Pelotas, Lucena, Nacional, Vitória de Guimarães and Porto (both Portugal), Tianjin Teda (China) and Olympiacos (Greece), before joining Botafogo in 2022.

Source: Diario Do Peixe