OFFICIAL: Santos agree to sell Yeferson Soteldo to Toronto FC
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TORONTO, Canada Here we go!
Venezuelan international Yeferson Soteldo has been sold to Toronto FC, Santos FC announced this morning.
O PEQUENO GIGANTE!
Chegou ao Santos, ganhou a 10 do Rei Pelé, conquistou a nação santista e honrou o Manto Sagrado. Foram 104 jogos, 20 gols e incontáveis dribles pelo Peixão.
Boa sorte, meu . Seguimos na torcida. #ObrigadoSoteldo!
According to reports, the deal is for $6 million USD and in exchange, Toronto FC will receive 75 per cent of the player’s rights with Chilean side Huachipato still owning 25 per cent. Santos also confirmed that they will maintain a 12.5 per cent sell-on fee for the player.
“It is a worthy homage to a man who is recognized the world over for his legacy in Brazilian football and for the corresponding services rendered to our country”
Brazil’s world-famous Maracana stadium is to get a new name after the Rio de Janeiro state legislature voted on Tuesday to change its official title to the Edson Arantes do Nascimento – Rei Pele stadium.
The 80-year-old Pele, whose full name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, played at the stadium many times for Brazil and scored his 1,000th goal there in 1969 – for Santos against local club Vasco da Gama.
“It is a worthy homage to a man who is recognized the world over for his legacy in Brazilian football and for the corresponding services rendered to our country,” the deputy responsible for the project said. ‘Rei’ means ‘king’ in Portuguese.