Cruzeiro advances for Michael and has a decisive week for hiring


Cruzeiro advances for Michael and has a decisive week for hiring

Negotiations between Cruzeiro and striker Michael, from Al-Hilal, in Saudi Arabia, gained another chapter at the beginning of this week.

According to Itatiaia ‘s findings , the celestial club advanced in conversations and has already agreed salary details with the player . Now, the Cruzeiro board negotiates the conditions for the payment of contractual gloves with the athlete’s staff.

Still according to information obtained by the report, the negotiation should be closed, positively or negatively, by the end of this week. A new conversation between Cruzeiro’s football CEO, Alexandre Mattos, and Michael’s manager, Eduardo Maluf, is scheduled for the next few days.

Paying for gloves is the challenge

According to a source, the negotiation involving payment for gloves is the major detail to be resolved in the negotiation.

Despite having R$100 million to invest in football in this transfer window, Cruzeiro, according to a person linked to the celestial club, will not “bleed money” in just one negotiation.

This is because the board has other business to complete until July 10 , the date on which registrations of signings by teams in the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) system will be allowed again. Pedro Lourenço revealed to CNN Esportes S/A that he will sign two or three more athletes this window.

Michael will have an easy exit from Al-Hilal

Michael, 28 years old, has been at Al-Hilal since the 2021/2022 season. His departure from the club must be facilitated in Saudi Arabia even before the end of his contract, valid until June 2025. The Arabs need to open a place for a foreigner in the squad and must release the ex-Flamengo striker.

Striker Neymar, another Brazilian and one of the Riyadh team’s big signings, is expected to return to activities in the coming months .

The new board of the Sociedade Anônima de Futebol (SAF) understands that Cruzeiro needs pieces to achieve title status, with the attack being the sector most in need of reinforcements.

Matheus Pereira also belongs to Al-Hilal

The opening of Cruzeiro’s negotiations with Al-Hilal was anticipated by journalist Bruno Andrade, from UOL, and confirmed by Itatiaia.

Michael’s agent is the same as that of attacking midfielder Matheus Pereira, who is in the final stages of extending his contract with the celestial club for another five years. The number 10 also belongs to Al Hilal, the same club as the former Flamengo striker.

Michael’s Numbers by Al-Hilal

An important player in the Saudi Arabian champions, Michael scored 11 goals and contributed 10 assists in 52 games last season.

Since arriving at Al-Hilal, in the 2021/2022 season, Michael has played 108 games, with 22 goals and 22 assists.

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