The “King” is betting on the Brazilian player after Coronado is close to leaving
2 million euros, the value of the transfer of Caio Lucas to Sharjah
Caio Lucas moved permanently to Sharjah with a contract until 2024. From the source
The Sharjah Football Company announced the renewal of the contract of the Brazilian player Caio Lucas for the next three seasons until 2024, coming from Benfica, after the Brazilian player played for the “king” for a season and a half on loan, as Portuguese media revealed that the value of the deal amounted to Two million euros, although the player's market value is 4.8 million euros, according to the transfer market website.
The newspaper "Record" indicated that Benfica agreed to the offer of the Sharjah club to contract with Cayo Lucas permanently, noting that the Portuguese club will receive two million euros in exchange for selling the Brazilian player's card to the "king", in addition to that the Benfica club will avoid paying Caio's salaries, which amount to up to Seven million euros during the remainder of his previous contract with the club.
She added, "Cayo joined Benfica in the 2019-2020 season and played with the team 11 games with an average of 317 minutes, and the Brazilian player scored one goal with the team against Famalecao on December 14, 2019, before he moved on loan to Sharjah in January 2020." .
It is noteworthy that Kaio (27 years old) presented great levels with Al Ain after joining the "leader" from Japan's Kashima Antlers for three million euros in 2016, and he won the silver ball in the 2018 Club World Cup, by winning the title of second best player in the tournament. He contributed to his move to Benfica in 2019 in a free transfer deal after the expiration of his contract with Al Ain, but the Brazilian player returned to the Arab Gulf League in January 2020 by joining Sharjah on loan for a season and a half.
The Brazilian player continued his brilliance with Sharjah, as he played 28 games last season, scored six goals and made 10 goals, while Caio's importance as one of the most important foreign players in the team increased after the Cape Verdean player Ryan Mendes left for victory last season, along with the approach of the Italian player Igor Cornado. From moving to one of the Saudi League clubs during the current transfer period.
It is noteworthy that the Sharjah Club agreed to the departure of the team’s star, Igor Cornado, to the Saudi Federation, which made an official offer of 12 million euros in exchange for a contract with the Italian star during the current transfer period, while Saudi media indicated that the Saudi Al-Nasr Club entered into the negotiations and expressed its desire to Contracting with Coronado, on the other hand, indicated that the deal is expected to be announced after the management of the Saudi Federation agreed with Coronado on the details of the financial compensation that he will receive, especially since the Italian player expressed his desire to obtain the contract provider, equal to five months' salary.
• Last season Caio played 28 games, scoring six goals and making 10.
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