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Santos talks to Flu midfielder on loan to América-MEX, but is stuck for reinforcements

"Crespo could spoil the signing of Santos", José Edgar updates you | Voz do Setorista Santos talks to midfielder Lima, on loan from Fluminense to América, from Mexico, to sign the player immediately. The club, however, has an internal obstacle to overcome before that: the payment of a transfer ban of R$12 million to Monaco, from France. 🔍 add ge to your favorite Google sources Currently, Santos is prevented from registering new players until it pays its debt to the French team for signing Jean Lucas. The active transfer ban at FIFA is one of the reasons for the club to be cautious in the market: there is no cash in hand and paying the debt would require a high financial effort, which could harm other sectors, such as closing monthly cash flow (salaries and the like). + Follow the ge Santos channel on WhatsApp! Therefore, Santos should only pay the debt to FIFA when it is agreed with some reinforcement that would arrive to fight for a place in the starting team. Lima fits this profile, leaning against the Mexican team and with good possibilities of changing clubs. The reinforcement almost didn't come from Racing's Gastón Martirena. The 26-year-old right-back was already expected in Brazil to be temporarily exchanged with defender Adonis Frías, but a proposal from Atlas, from Mexico, for the Santos defender changed the course of the negotiations. More about Santos: + Retrospect, team and altitude: Santos has a difficult mission + Santos postpones payment of ban after negotiations go cold Lima was announced by América de México in February Disclosure/América-MEX The most likely scenario at this moment is that Frías will be sold to the Mexican team and Martirena will remain in the Racing squad for the remainder of the season. Lima was loaned by Flu to América in February this year, with a contract until December and a purchase option fixed in the contract. But he only has four games left in the current season and is struggling. + Click here and find out everything about Santos 🎧 Listen to the ge Santos podcast🎧