Ex-Vasco director: Club blocked Nuno Moreira move, external interference | OneFootball

The former CEO of Vasco da Gama, Marcelo Sant’Ana, revealed the behind-the-scenes of a negotiation that exposes a management issue at the club. In an interview with the channel Zona Mista, he stated that the signing of forward Nuno Moreira, one of the team's highlights, was already negotiated in January, but an "external interference" with the football department delayed the deal by over a month.

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Club pursued other targets before closing

According to Sant’Ana, after the interference, Vasco pursued the signing of other players, such as Bruma and Brian Rodriguez, but was unsuccessful. Only after these other attempts failed did the club resume and finalize the negotiation for Nuno Moreira, which had been agreed upon since the beginning of the year.

The former director emphasized that the recommendation for Nuno Moreira came from within the football department. It was the technical director Felipe ‘Maestro’ who suggested the Portuguese player's name. The revelation shows that the department had the right target but was overruled by an external decision.

Nuno Moreira is one of Vasco's great names – Photo: Giovani Baccin/AGIF

Former director speaks about lack of “freedom and autonomy”

Sant’Ana's criticism went beyond the specific case and exposed a management problem. He lamented the lack of “freedom and autonomy” at certain times and stated that “the search for social backing interferes with the executives' work,” who sometimes become mere “executors.”

He concluded by saying that, upon his arrival at the club, he had “much more backing than when he left.”

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