The Tetê attacker, one of Athletic's main targets in this transfer window, was presented on Thursday (25) as reinforcement of the Panathinaikos, from Greece. The player has already posed in the Greek club's shirt and closed a valid bond for four years.
According to press outlets from Greece, the Panathinaikos will pay about 7 million euros to Galatasaray, from Turkey, for buying the economic rights of the 24-year-old Brazilian player. The athlete must receive about 2.8 million euros per year at the new club.
Hurricane was trying to advance in the hiring of Tetê, but the treatises ran into high values and depended on an endorsement from the president, Mario Celso Petraglia. Hurricane was looking for an athlete loan from Galatasaray.
Tete was revealed in the basic categories of Grêmio and transferred to Shakhtar Donetsk, from Ukraine in 2018, before even making the debut as a professional in Brazil. After that, he had tickets to Lyon, France, and Leicester, England, before being sold to Galatasaray in 2023.
The Turks have disbursed EUR 3.1 million, around R$ 16.6 million at the time. For the Turkish team, current national champion, Tetê scored three goals and gave five assists in 45 games last season.
Athletico seeks the classification in South American
While finding difficulties in the ball market to present reinforcements in the mid-season transfer window, Athletico returns to the field on Thursday (25), at 9:30 p.m., at Ligga Arena, for the return match of the South American playoffs.
Hurricane will have a decisive battle inside the house after the 1–1 draw in Paraguay. In the event of new equality in the marker, the decision of those who advance to the final octaves will be in penalties. Whoever wins the confrontation in Curitiba, passes. Coach Martín Varini will have embezzlements.
The quarterback Thiago Heleno and the wheel Fernandinho served suspension and did not play last weekend. With this, Mateo Gamarra and Gabriel must lose space among the holders. Click here to see the full relationship of Athletic players to face Cerro Porteño.
In the attack there are major doubts. At the ends, Canobbio must occupy one side. With this, Cuello, Julimar and Nikon compete for the other spot. In the reference of the attack, Lucas Di Yorio was the holder of the three matches under Varini, but Gonzalo Mastriani has been recovering the pace of the game and can start playing. Pablo runs from the outside.
