Santos near deal for Alexis Duarte, details revealed | OneFootball

The Santos continues to make moves in the last few days of the transfer window. In search of players to strengthen the squad of coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda, the Peixe is close to securing the signing of Paraguayan defender Alexis Duarte, from Spartak Moscow, Russia.

The Santos board has arranged for Alexis to join permanently. The Alvinegro Praiano is expected to shell out about 4 million dollars (R$ 21.76 million at the current exchange rate) to secure the player's services.

The information was initially released by Rádio Ñandutí from Paraguay, and confirmed by the Gazeta Esportiva news team.

The deal between Santos, Spartak Moscow, and Alexis Duarte is seen as underway and could be sealed soon. The club is in a hurry to finalize the last details of the player's arrival, as the transfer window closes this Tuesday.

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Who is Alexis Duarte?

Alexis Duarte is Paraguayan and has been at Spartak Moscow, Russia, since the 2022/2023 season. For the Russian team, the defender has played 65 matches, with one assist.

This season, he has played seven matches for the Russian team, starting in eight of them.

The defender was revealed by Cerro Porteño, a club where he spent most of his career. He was traded to Spartak Moscow in the middle of the 2022/2023 European football season.

Alexis Duarte is right-handed and stands 1.85m tall. The Paraguayan will arrive at Santos to compete for a position with defenders Luan Peres, João Basso, Luisão, and Zé Ivaldo. In addition to the four, Peixe is also in agreement with Adonis Frías, from León. Gil is out of the plans and is negotiating his release.

Reinforcements in the pipeline

Santos has until this Tuesday, when the transfer window closes, to register the four new reinforcements. In addition to the impending signing of Alexis Duarte, the board has also lined up the arrivals of defender Adonis Frías, midfielder Victor Hugo, and forward Lautaro Díaz.

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