Vasco Negociates Signing of Junior Alonso with Krasnodar, Under the Management of Alexandre Mattos and the Influence of 777

First target of Vasco Under the management of Alexandre Mattos, Junior Alonso was in the club’s sights at the beginning of the year. The Paraguayan was the first option of the then technical committee to play on the left side of the defense, but his name was vetoed, at the time, by 777.

Vasco negotiates the signing of Junior Alonso with Krasnodar, from Russia

Alonso had been recommended by Maurício Barbieri and was approved by the scouting department and director Paulo Bracks. However, 777 vetoed the signing of the Paraguayan due to his age. The player turned 30 in February. With the veto, Vasco agreed to buy defender Léo, also left-footed, who was at São Paulo.

Junior Alonso was not the only player vetoed by the company due to his age. Eduardo Sasha, now at Bragantino, was another case. Vegetti himself, Vasco’s top scorer in the Brasileirão, encountered resistance within the SAF due to the fact that he was 34 years old at the time – in October he turned 35. After several denials, the club signed the center forward on the last day of the window, due to lack of options.

The fact that Junior Alonso is once again in Vasco’s sights shows a change in SAF and 777’s stance on the market. The company still welcomes the hiring of young talents to be developed to provide sporting and financial returns. However, today there is an understanding of the need to mix and have experienced athletes in the squad.

1 of 1 Junior Alonso was Brazilian champion for Atlético-MG, in 2021, and is in Vasco’s sights — Photo: Pedro Souza/Atlético Junior Alonso was Brazilian champion for Atlético-MG, in 2021, and is in Vasco’s sights — Photo : Pedro Souza/Atlético

This was done in the second half of this year. If for the 2023 Carioca Championship Vasco signed 13 players and had Léo Jardim (27 years old at the time) and Jair (28) as the oldest, in the second window the club looked for experienced athletes, such as Maicon, Medel and Vegetti and received a return sports.

With an eye on planning for 2024, Alexandre Mattos has already started conversations for reinforcements and is in direct contact with 777. This Monday, the same day that the executive was announced, the global meeting of the American group began in Berlin, Germany, with all club directors in the company. The meeting ends this Thursday.

General director of football at 777, German Johannes Spors is representing Vasco.

As he was hired on Monday and arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday morning, the new Vasco executive did not have time to travel to Germany, but he has been talking frequently with Johannes and the other 777 executives who are in Berlin, as well as having contacted coach Ramón Díaz.

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2023-12-14 06:00:57
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