Today, Bajia giants Santos officially announced: former Guangzhou player Gaulat officially joined the team, the two sides signed a contract until the end of 2023, Gaulat will wear the No. 10 shirt. Since Gaulat had previously been naturalized as a Chinese national, Santos club also released a poster full of Chinese elements when making an official announcement. Chinese red with Chinese, it is particularly eye-catching.
For joining Santos, Gaulat said:
"From the first conversation I was very pleased with the interest from this big club. I know the history of Santos and am excited to wear the club's world-famous number 10 shirt. I will do everything I can to add to the glory of this number that represents the king of the ball. ”
After joining Santos, naturalized player Gaulat updated social media, posting how he felt at the moment.
Gaulat writes:
"It's a great pleasure to start a new career at Santos! Thanks to Santos for the opportunity and the trust they have placed in me, we will give our all for the 2022 season. ”
Another naturalized player, Fernando, also commented in the comments section: "Good luck and God bless you!" ”
The last time Gaulat played in Brazil was in Palmeiras in 2019.
Not only that, Santos also has an old acquaintance of the Chinese Super League in the team, he is the former Wuhan team foreign aid Baptistang, and the former Shandong Taishan team's foreign aid Tardelli, has ended his contract with Santos and has now left the team.
In addition, according to Brazilian media, Gaulat's fixed monthly salary in Santos is 500,000 reais (about 570,000 yuan), in addition, players will also receive other marketing income, including jersey sales and team token sales.
There have been rumors that Gora will join the Baliga team Fluminense or Palmeiras, and even the media has broken out that Turkey's Besiktas, as well as some teams in the MLB and West Asia, are all interested in the Chinese naturalized player.
However, in the end, Gaulat joined Santos. President Fluminense previously said that Gaulat did not respond to the offer sent by the team, so Fluminense decided not to negotiate with him.
Gaulat made 13 appearances for Guangzhou in the 2021 Chinese Super League, starting nine of them, scoring seven goals and contributing two assists. Throughout his Career in Guangzhou, Gaulat played in 174 games, scoring 110 goals and 54 assists. He is also one of the heroes of guangzhou team to reach the top of the AFC Champions League for the second time.
Although Gaulat has been naturalized, according to the latest naturalization policy, Gaulat will not be able to play for the national football team until after 2023 at the earliest, and Gaulat is currently 30 years old, and in June 2023, Gaulat is about to turn 32 years old.
Coupled with the impact of the financial crisis in Guangzhou this season, a number of non-blood naturalized players in the team, Axon, Luo Guofu, Alain, Fernando have all left the team, and Gaulat chose to terminate his contract with Guangzhou and also gave up a salary of nearly 220 million yuan.
Returning to play in the First Division will definitely mean a significant salary cut, but this does not prevent Gaulat from choosing to continue running on the green field.
Good luck, "Spicy Strips"!