On loan from São Paulo, Luan arrives in Salvador to defend Vitoria: 'Very happy' | soccer

After bidding farewell to the Sao Paulo team, midfielder Luan arrived in Salvador, early Wednesday evening, to defend Vitoria. He has accepted an offer from Rubro-Negro and will remain on loan until the end of this season.

“Very happy. I couldn't wait to get there. Let's go,” Luan said upon his arrival in El Salvador.

In the Sao PauloLuan was the most prominent between 2020 and 2021, when he showed a profile that suits the desire of Vitoria’s board of directors, which is betting on athletes with physical strength to compete in the first division, and is linked to a contract with the Sao Paulo club until December 2026, and is expected to return in 2025.

Scoring one of Tricolor's goals in Paulistão's 2021 title match, Luan has lost space in 2022. With Rogerio Ceni, after recovering from injury, the midfielder played little. The situation remained with Dorival Junior, who released the player to look for another club in 2024.

At the time of Vitoria's first attempt to rely on the player, at the beginning of the year, the coach took over as coach of the Brazilian national team and was replaced by Thiago Carpini, who ended up not using the midfielder either.

The last match of number eight's Sao Paulo That was in September 2023, in a 2-1 win over Coritiba, in Morumbes.

In Vitoria, Luan will face competition from Rodrigo Andrade, Dudu, Willian Oliveira and Caio Vinicius in the red and black midfield.