See goals from striker André Silva, a reinforcement from São Paulo, for Vitória de Guimarães
O São Paulowhich first tried a loan business model with a fixed purchase price, closed the transfer definitively with payment in installments over four years, which gives relief to the club’s budget and even opens up the expectation of resale to Europe with appreciation.
Negotiations with André and Vitória de Guimarães were intensified in recent days and gained competition from Vasco, who presented superior numbers for both the Portuguese club and the striker himself. The tricolor project, which will feature in the Conmebol Libertadores competition starting in April, played an important role in André Silva’s decision to join the Morumbis club.
1 of 1 André Silva in action for Vitória de Guimarães — Photo: Jose Manuel Alvarez/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images André Silva in action for Vitória de Guimarães — Photo: Jose Manuel Alvarez/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images
Option for Calleri’s place, but also with the capacity to play a second striker role in a scheme with two more acute men, André Silva was identified by the club’s scouting department. São Paulo at the turn of the year because of its good numbers. In his best year in Europe, he scored 14 goals in 28 matches for Vitória de Guimarães.
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With a squad full of foreigners (there are nine when considering the Senegalese midfielder Iba Ly), the board focused on its search for a Brazilian player who would play outside the country. A standout in Portugal, he was almost sold to Hellas Verona, from Italy, at the beginning of the month, in a deal that failed.
Born in Taboão da Serra, André Silva started at Atlético Diadema, played for Internacional in 2017, and then went to Portugal, where he played for Rio Ave, Arouca and Vitória de Guimarães. Back in Brazil, he will compete in the country’s professional championships for the first time.
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According to the website “O Gol”, the player accumulated 40 goals in 142 games in Portugal since the 2018/2019 season, when he played for the first time for Rio Ave’s main team.
The participation numbers over the last four seasons were good: ten goals and two assists in 31 games for Arouca in 2020/21; ten goals and three assists for Arouca in 34 games in 2021/22, six goals and four assists in 32 games for Vitória in 2022/23 and, in the current 2023/24 season, 13 goals and two assists in 28 matches for the club from Guimarães.
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2024-03-01 07:00:14
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