After going around, Ricardo Gaulat has finally clarified his next home - according to Brazil's "Universal Sports": Gaulat accepted santos's offer and will sign a 2-year contract, and if nothing else, Santos club will announce Gaulat's joining this week.
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In November last year, Gaulat terminated his contract with Guangzhou and returned to Brazil with his wife and children. In the beginning, Gaulat was close to his old club Palmeiras, and there were even rumors that after the Final of the Copa Libertadores, Gaulat would officially become a member of the "Green Shirts".
Surprisingly, Palmeiras did not come together with Gaulat, opting instead for the younger Colombian star Eduardo Artúesta (for a transfer fee of €3.2 million) and homegrown striker Rafael Navarro.
After missing Palmeiras, Gaulat received an offer from traditional giants Fluminense, but Gaulat himself was not active, and after many fruitless negotiations, Fluminense also abandoned the contract.
According to the Brazilian media, Gaulat is very concerned about the development plan of the new owner and the status of his team. Eventually, he struck a deal with Santos, another giant in the state of São Paulo. According to Global Sports, Gaulat's agent, Paul Pitonbella, met with Santos president Andrés Rueda and football director Edu de la Senna on Thursday. Throughout, Santos has shown sincerity, and the terms of the contract they have given have made Gaulat very satisfied (Gaulat will become Santos' marketing focus and occupy the C position of the team).
If all goes well, Santos will announce Gaulat's signing this week, and it's worth mentioning that Santos president Andrés Rueda also wants to finalize Axon's transfer. Perhaps in the new season, we can also see Gaulat and Axon continue the frontier.