Santos announces bombastic signing before derby against São Paulo

saints It is São Paulo will face off this Sunday, the 16th, at Brazilianat the Morumbi stadium, but before the ball rolled, Peixe presented its supporters with the announcement of Jean Lucas. After a great 2019 season, he returned five years later to the club that gave him international recognition. Athlete signed a contract valid for four seasons and leaves the Monacofrom France, after not having many opportunities in the principality’s team.

Revealed by Flamengo, Jean Lucas gained national prominence when he participated in that historic Santos squad in 2019. The midfielder was in the starting lineup with Jorge Sampaoli, but was on loan from the Rio de Janeiro club and was sold at the beginning of the following year to Lyon . He stayed in France for five seasons, where he also played for Brest and Monaco. On French soil, he was not so prominent and chose to return to Brazil.

Our #Village boy adopted is back! 🤩⚪⚫ pic.twitter.com/ca9GJzjbyi

— Santos FC (@SantosFC) July 16, 2023

Santos had already tried to sign Jean Lucas on other occasions, but had not been successful due to financial issues and the business model. Peixe did not say how much it disbursed to repatriate the 25-year-old athlete, who arrives to be a starter in Paulo Turra’s squad. The defensive midfielder is considered a strong signing that can contribute to the team’s evolution.

On social media, Santos sought to provide some information regarding the deal and celebrated the arrival of the midfielder: “Santos FC agreed to hire Jean Lucas from
@AS_Monaco from France. The 25-year-old midfielder is back after an outstanding spell at Peixe in 2019 and signed a definitive four-year contract“. Jean Lucas will not debut against São Paulo, but he should be available for the next round of the Brazilian Championship.

With that, the classic “SanSão” will have enough ingredients to guarantee a lot of emotion. The match will be broadcast on TV Globo (open channel) and Premiere (pay-per-view), in addition to also having the sportbuzz accompanying and reverberating all the best that happens.