After the failure to hire Vitor Alligator the eyes of the Athletico market returned to the right side of the attack. The name of the time is Welliton, who belongs to the Spring-SP and competed in the B Series for Goiás in 2024.
24-year-old player is also closely accompanied by Avaí. Hurricane contacted the club in the interior of São Paulo by hiring and tries to strengthen sector that no longer has Nikão, without contract, and Canobbio, which had right sale to Fluminense.
Welliton scored 39 times for Esmeraldino in 2024, with three goals scored and six assists. He was the second player to distribute passes to goals in Series B, and was third placed in the creation of great goal chances, also with six, in relation to the right-points of the championship.
In the same context, player was the third one that hit dribbles, behind Lucas Ronier, the Coritiba, and Luan Dias, who acted for Guarani. The information was reported by the journalist Tiago Marchezini, do Channel Three Points.
In position, if hired, Welliton would have the contest of Tomas Cuello and Leozinho. Cuello has not been sold out yet in this transfer window, but the request is high: at least EUR 5 million (R$31.5M). Leoinho, recently announced, is treated as a bet for the season. Kayke Paquetá, 16, also trains in position with Mauricio Barbieri.
Athletico has seven confirmed contracts for 2025. In addition to the left-hand tip Leozinho, Luiz Fernando (PE), Léo (Z), Palacios (LD), Raul (V), Falcão (V) and Isaac (A) were hired and only the last one was not officialized by Hurricane, but arrived in Curitiba on Wednesday (8).
