O Santos faces a delicate situation in relation to its financial situation and performance in the field. Despite the investments made and the reformulation in the technical committee, the team failed to achieve the expected performance. To try to change this reality, management understands the need to go to the market and seek reinforcements for the season.
Alvinegro Praiano's board already has seven priority positions to invest in reinforcements and one of the names that has been gaining strength behind the scenes is Diego Pituca. However, the Santos you will have to negotiate with players who are not in coach Odair Hellmann's plans for the season, as is the case of the midfielder who currently plays in Japanese football and arouses interest in the International.
Despite competition, the Santos may have advantage in the negotiation, since Pituca sees the club as a priority and has already had the attempt of repatriation barred by Kashima Antlers. The board has been keeping the negotiations warm with the players agents and the expectation is that the midfielder will return to the Fish in the middle of the year, before their identification with the team and the fans.
