O Athletico Paranaense right to hire the Portuguese quarterback Tobias Figueiredo, 31 years old, to fill one of the main gaps of the cast this season. The player, who played Criciuma last season and belongs to Fortress, is already in Curitiba, performed medical examinations and must sign contract in the next days. The information was first-hand confirmed by Trétis on YouTube.
Tobias Figueiredo, who is six feet tall and right-handed, was revealed by Sporting Portugal and has tickets to clubs like Nottingham Forest, from England, besides other Portuguese teams. In Brazil, he worked for Fortress and later was loaned to Criciuma, where he played 29 matches last season. The quarterback was one of Coach Mauricio Barbieri's favorite names for the position and was already on Athletic's wish list for some time.
The hiring of Figueiredo is considered strategic for Hurricane, which seeks to strengthen the defense for the Brazilian Series B competition. The club had also searched for other names, such as Gil, Rodrigo Caio and Fabrício, from Greek football, but opted for Portuguese, which came to compete with Lucas Belezi, Léo Pelé and Mateus Gamarra.
In addition to the zaga, Athletico still seeks a steering wheel to complete the cast. The board has already solved other needs, such as the right side, with Dudu and Palaces, and the attack, with names such as Matthew Babi, Alan Kardec and Mastriani. The team also has young promises, such as Isaac, who has been standing out this season.
The expectation is that Tobias Figueiredo will be made official in the coming days, reinforcing Athletico in the search for access to Series A.
