Marcos Leonardo returns to training at Santos amid stalemate

After no longer taking part within the training for the duel with Fortaleza, performed on Sunday (13), at Arena Castelão, in which Santos was thrashed four-zero, Marcos Leonardo returned to education with the cast of Santos this Tuesday (15).

Over the beyond week, the 20-yr-vintage striker has not participated in any schooling, amid a war of words with the board. With an offer from Roma in hand, he desires to go away in the modern-day transfer window in Europe, but the club from the coast of São Paulo insists on preserving him until the give up of the year.

In a flow to alleviate the uncomfortable state of affairs created in recent days, Santos published a video on social networks, displaying Marcos Leonardo collaborating in activities at CT Rei Pelé. “The Boy from Vila ML in schooling”, says the publication at the respectable web page of the membership na X, new call of the social community formerly known as Twitter. With that, the player have to be available for the duel with Grêmio, scheduled for four pm on Sunday.

The return to training comes after a public ultimatum, albeit in a slight tone, by using Alexandre Gallo, who arrived on the club final week to take over as technical coordinator in area of the sacked Paulo Roberto Falcão. After instruct Diego Aguirre’s press convention at Castelão, on Sunday, Gallo made himself available to newshounds to speak approximately internal problems and said that the board become already considering going to court docket if the athlete did not reappear.

“We talked with the consultant, with the athlete. On our part, we've a definition. I definitely hope to count on him from Monday, in schooling, in paintings, in an powerful manner. If that doesn’t appear, Santos will take your precautions, we have a totally ready prison branch.

The defeat to Fortaleza made Santos end the primary round of the Brasileirão within the relegation zone, in 17th location, with 18 factors. With most effective one victory within the closing 18 games of the season, in the sum of all competitions, the alvinegro team returns to the sphere subsequent Sunday, while it gets Grêmio in Vila Belmiro, this time with the gates open, after the discount of the punishment of games no fans implemented due to confusion with Corinthians.

Although the transfer window for the arrival of gamers is already closed in Brazil, Santos keeps within the market looking for athletes with out a club, as allowed via the rules. This Wednesday, midfielder Tomás Rincón, formerly of Sampdoria, ought to be introduced as a new reinforcement.