Athletic's board of directors moves cautiously behind the scenes of the ball market, but when needed it was quite agile. Hours after selling the side-left Abner to the Real Bétis, Spain, by R$ 28 million last week, President Mário Celso Petraglia did not take long to restore the exit of the defender and soon in sequence closed the hiring of Fernando, now ex-Chapecoense.
Athletico believes he may have done well in both negotiations. That's because in Abner's contract of sale it was decided that the negotiation could reach € 10 million$ 55 million in the current quotation) if the side meets the goals set. Fernando is seen as a promising player in which the Paranaenses paid a cheap amount and can resell for a much higher amount. The wing cost about R$ 2.5 million and your contract will be four years.
Who commented on Abner's departure and Fernando's arrival was coach Paulo Turra. The commander explained how the process of leaving the Abener side was and what he found about Fernando's arrival at the Parananese Club.
"The Abner, there were situations that were commented on with me, as a coach, by the teacher (Felipão, technical director) and Alexandre (Mattos, CEO of Athletico) who could have this opportunity, including at the end of the season. It was a business that happened very quickly."
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Finally, the technician talked about what he thought about the Fernando, hired in the last days by Hurricane.
" The Fernando question, we know well, we had indication, we accompanied the players, in particular we had contacts in the Chapecoensewho were coaches of Chapecoense, including Gilmar Dal Pozzo, who is a brother of mine in football and gave me the reference. But most of all, it's the club's Scout department. I already had this player, Fernando, on the radar. It was a very quick transaction. I'm glad, another handsome player, young, with a lot of potential, is coming in very strong at Athletico."
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