:strip_icc()/i.s3.glbimg.com/v1/AUTH_bc8228b6673f488aa253bbcb03c80ec5/internal_photos/bs/2021/y/l/nBPRpeTKuKXoZjnl581A/whatsapp-image-2021-03-28-at-22.13.13-2-.jpeg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "Rafinha in the area, Borré on the way: Grêmio opens a series of heavy reinforcements promised to Renato | Guild")
Grêmio used the last minutes of Sunday night to officialize the arrival of Rafinha in an ad that goes beyond hiring itself. The 35-year-old right-back signs a contract until the end of the season and inaugurates a wave of ownership level reinforcements intended by Renato Portaluppi in 2021.
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+ President confirms Rafinha and Borré’s “yes”
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The next name on the list, by the way, is already triggered, in the famous status of “just need to sign”. O attacker Rafael Santos Borré, from River Plate, already gave the “yes” to the tricolor proposal. The Gremista board awaits only the signature of the 25-year-old Colombian in the pre-contract to make the negotiation official.
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Thus, the club begins to fulfill the promise made by President Romildo Bolzan Júnior even before the runner-up in the Copa do Brasil. In a press conference, the representative stated that Grêmio would seek up to four reinforcements able to arrive and already wear the holder shirt. The arrival of “heavyweight” reinforcements was one of the demands of Renato Portaluppi in the talks to renew his contract.
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At this point, we are left with this condition. Other heavy hires will depend on the conditions that Grêmio can afford. They are players who have a lot of added value. I do not rule out this possibility of making another contract.
– Romildo Bolzan Júnior, president of Grêmio
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Rafinha landed in Porto Alegre on Sunday night – Photo: Reproduction / Leonardo Crispim / RBS TV
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The first one is already in Porto Alegre. Rafinha landed in the capital of Rio Grande do Sul at the same time that the Tricolor applied 4 to 0 in Pelotasthis Sunday at the Arena. And it did so after a turnaround in the negotiations.
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A week ago, Bolzan vetoed the signing of the player and said it was a presidential decision. Renato Portaluppi insisted, and the president was convinced. All within a financial standard that fits the club’s reality.
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Grêmio reached an agreement with Rafinha at a meeting last Friday. Same day he heard Rafael Borré’s “yes”. The Colombian communicated to the Gremista board that he accepts the pre-contract proposal presented by the club.
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Only the signature on the document remains for the deal to be official. But not for now. Borré has a contract with River Plate until June 30 and will only arrive in Porto Alegre in July.
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Borré celebrating River Plate – Photo: Pablo Stefanec / Reuters
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The amounts presented to the 25-year-old are about US $ 6 million in gloves (R $ 34.54 million, at the current price), US $ 2 million (R $ 11.51 million) in salary per year and more bonuses by goals in the contract.
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– With Borré, the signature is basically missing, he formalizes the pre-contract. We will try to move forward this week. It can only come in the month of July. We have this verbal arrangement. But we are not going to stray a millimeter from our financial planning. It is a high investment, but it belongs to a 25-year-old player, it can be sold in the future due to his potential. The Grêmio is within its limits – says the president.
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Grêmio does not stop its attacks on these two names. Initially, the club had priority in hiring a “shirt 5” midfielder, with Rafael Carioca as the primary target.
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But moves in this direction have cooled in recent days. So much so that the boys Lucas Araújo and Victor Bobsin were definitely integrated into the main cast.
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Now, efforts seem to be focused on finding an athlete to act in the second line of the midfield, either as a midfielder or as an extreme. And then the name of Douglas costa.
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Renato says he has already spoken to Douglas Costa – Photo: REUTERS / Thomas Kienzle
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Coach Renato Portaluppi admits that he has already spoken to the Juventus player who currently plays for Bayern Munich. But the negotiations involve figures beyond the financial parameters of the club.
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–Particularly I talked to all these players that were on the list. I know the way they like to talk, the way they like to be treated. Everyone is willing and happy to come to Grêmio. But there are things that go beyond financial parameters. I talked to Douglas several times and he showed interest. But the financial part comes in, and it depends on Grêmio. I will not go over – says Renato.
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Rafinha is the first reinforcement announced by the club for the season. The player signs an eight-month contract, until the end of 2021. Borré should be the second athlete to close with the club. But it will not arrive – to be confirmed – in July.
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