Vasco seeks to hire defender Maicon, from Santos

Another defender has been speculated by Basque, which since last week has been looking for players for the sector. This time, Maicon Roque34-year-old defender of the saintsis the name of the moment.

At Santos, Maicon is unable to maintain a high-level sequence, and in the last few games, coach Odair Hellmann has chosen Joaquim and Messias in the starting lineup. Maicon tries to terminate his contract with Santos, which runs until December. O Fish should make no effort to hold the player, who played only one match in the Brazilian Championship.

Maicon’s great experience in Brazilian and international football may be the main reason for the Rio de Janeiro club to show interest in the athlete, who has many youngsters in the defensive sector. Argentine Manuel Capasso, 27, is the oldest defender among defenders, and is injured at the moment.

Maicon had a passage in Portugal, through Porto. In 2016 he returned to Brazil, to defend São Paulo, where he reached a high level of quality, receiving the nickname of ‘God of Zaga’and stayed at Tricolor for another year, until he was hired by Galatasaray, from Türkiye. passed by Al-Nassr, from Arabia, and in 2022, he returned to Cruzeiro, the club that trained him as a professional, but only played three games. He signed with Santos months later, and in the current season he lost ground.

_{President Andrés Rueda, Maicon and the player’s father in negotiation. (Photo: Disclosure/Pedro Ernesto Guerra)}

Vasco seeks to strengthen the defense, and tries to take advantage of the transfer window, which opens in July, in the coming weeks. O Cruz-Maltino sent a proposal to the southampton, from England, by defender Lyanco, 26 years old. Vasco tries to loan the Brazilian, with an option to buy in January. Lyanco, was revealed by São Paulo, and is interested in returning to Brazil, his English club was relegated to the second division.

Vasco’s SAF got in touch with Balbuena, the Corinthians defender, who is leaving the club, but ran into a salary request of around R$ 1 million.

Featured photo: Maicon at Vila Belmiro. Publicity/Raul Baretta/Santos