Botafogo agree deal for former Burnley player Vitinho

Vitinho from BotafogoThe player arrives on Friday (30) in Rio de Janeiro to sign a contract until 2029 with the Rio club, the only remaining bureaucracy to be announced as a reinforcement.

Between Botafogo and the right-back, there was already an agreement on the salary and the length of the contract a few days ago. The obstacle was BurnleyWho saw in the athlete one of the main virtues of the team.

Manager Scott Parker was not in favour of the player’s transfer at the present time, as the season in England had just started.

However, the right-back’s desire to move to Rio has affected the negotiations, with Vitinho conveying his desire to the board.

According to GBurnley have given a positive signal to an offer of €8m (R$49.3m) fixed plus €2m (R$12.3m) in bonuses for Vitinho.

The right-back has been ruled out of the match due to ongoing negotiations that are about to be concluded. Wolverhampton For the second round of English League Cup.

Detected by cruiseVitinho was sold at a young age to Belgian club Cercle Brugge.

In the European country, coach Vincente Kompany, the former defender of the national team Manchester City And from the order AnderlechtIn 2022, when he took over Burnley, the Belgian coach took him to England.

A homegrown right-back, Vitinho has attacking qualities and can also play on the right wing as a winger, a role he played for the English team.

The player did 41 Burnley’s matches in the 2022-23 season, being one of the team’s heroes in their promotion to Premier LeagueLast season, in the elite of English football, he alternated between starting and reserve, after entering the field. 36 times

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