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Does anyone know anything about him? Right or left sided?
Edit: We've got Brazil U23 LB! 23 yo. Won Olympics with Brazil, leaving very good impression (it's him, right? Correct me if I'm wrong).
 
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Just found this, from Jan 3, 2018:
There are some interesting, and not very convincing, reports from Brazil today revealing Pep Guardiola’s interest in the Santos fullback Zeca.
It all started with Fox Sports, where the not very reliable Fabio Sormani broke the news about the player.
He said that Girona would be in the race with Flamengo for the signing, and the move to the European side would happen with Pep Guardiola’s blessing.
The Manchester City manager reportedly sees Zeca’s presence at Girona ‘with very good eyes’, especially because the fullback can play on both sides of the pitch and builds up plays in midfield.

Zeca’s situation is a bit confusing for now, since he has recently sued Santos for payments that weren’t made. As the case is being judged, it’s still not known if he will be able to leave for free or if the club will be allowed to demand some money for the transfer.

As we’ve said, Sormani isn’t exactly the most reliable man in Brazil, but the interesting thing is the Girona rumour seems to be growing, because Esporte Interativo reported the same thing today.

The big difference is that Pep Guardiola was never mentioned, so the player would simply be a signing for the Spanish club, and not for Manchester City.

As the rumours are obviously coming out of Zeca’s entourage, who first advised him to sue his own club and now look for a way out, we better be careful before believing any of these stories.
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http://sportwitness.co.uk/brazil-guardiola-keen-santos-player-man-city-manager-send-girona-first/
 
Neville Kneville said:
Were we not linked with him during the Olympics, or was it just us on here linking us with him ?

I thought he was very decent in that, (not that it's a good idea to judge players from international games).
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That was definitely the latter, remember lots of posters praising Zeca whilst 'scouting' Jesus.
 
https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/girona/zeca-esta-girona-6573575
Brazilian side Zeca has landed on Tuesday in Girona to see first hand the operation of the Catalan club waiting to be resolved their contractual relationship with Santos.

The Girona is interested in the recruitment of the player, provided that it comes with the letter of freedom under his arm, a matter that is currently in court
The footballer got at the end of 2017 that the Labor Court will sentence him to release him from his commitment to Santos for delays in salaries and the payment of image rights.
Santos paid the rights of image and recognized a month of delay in salary, but appealed the resolution with the aim of obtaining, at least, a transfer by the player, who has assessed 37 million.

Zeca was very close to Flamengo, who ended up giving up his signing so as not to become a debtor of those 37 million that Santos claims.

If his contractual mess is resolved, Zeca would become the first winter reinforcement for Pablo Machín to face with guarantees the second round of the Santander League.
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Good video showing Zeca's play: he's a right footed LB acting in a 'Pep way' - likes to come inside and spread passes from central positions. Reminds of Alex Grimaldo. Can see him becoming City player in the near future if the contract with Girona materializes.
 
Going off the video clip, Zeca looks a good player but this is more of a Girona signing and I doubt we will see him playing for City.
 
City health warning said:
Going off the video clip, Zeca looks a good player but this is more of a Girona signing and I doubt we will see him playing for City.
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I'm not sure if he's a player of Girona calibre, with all respect to them. Have you watched the Olympics? Atletico tried to get him 2 yrs ago, but the offer was turned down.
 
Andrew___K said:
I'm not sure if he's a player of Girona calibre, with all respect to them. Have you watched the Olympics? Atletico tried to get him 2 yrs ago, but the offer was turned down.
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Even with the Atleti links I still think he is not suitable for playing for us. If the deal does go through it will be interesting on how he develops at Girona.
 
Surely if he was seriously a signing for us we have signed him loaned him to girona like kayode?
 
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dachoosen1 said:
Surely if he was seriously a signing for us we have signed him loaned him to girona like kayode?
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Lets see how he does if he signs. His situation is very unusual - he's a free agent having issues with former club. In the worst outcome Girona will be forced to pay up to 37m (euros?). Such huge possible price is the reason Flamengo have stopped their pursuit of Zeca. Doesn't sound like a typical Girona signing.

There were rumours that Pep is fond of him.

As for Kayode, he was bought to reinforce Girona and/or make profit, he was quite cheap (3,8m).
 
Andrew___K said:
Lets see how he does if he signs. His situation is very unusual - he's a free agent having issues with former club. In the worst outcome Girona will be forced to pay up to 37m (euros?). Such huge possible price is the reason Flamengo have stopped their pursuit of Zeca. Doesn't sound like a typical Girona signing.

There were rumours that Pep is fond of him.

As for Kayode, he was bought to reinforce Girona and/or make profit, he was quite cheap (3,8m).
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Were there not rumours that pep rates kayode and talked him out of a move to Newcastle? Maybe they are signing him to shield us of the 37 mil fee?! Other then that it doesn't make sense for him to move girona if pep wants him, the standard is he signs for us head on loan if he impresses he returns and plays for us not for his agent to get two contracts out of the city group.
 
dachoosen1 said:
Were there not rumours that pep rates kayode and talked him out of a move to Newcastle? Maybe they are signing him to shield us of the 37 mil fee?! Other then that it doesn't make sense for him to move girona if pep wants him, the standard is he signs for us head on loan if he impresses he returns and plays for us not for his agent to get two contracts out of the city group.
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We'll see. Zeca is likely to be Maffeo's replacement, as Zeca and Aday are versatile fullbacks that can play on both flanks. Maffeo's contract expires in 2019, so he'll either extend and play for City or leave permanently.
 
Two more goals today for Ryan Sessegnon today.

Pity he seems the kind of player that we'll go for in 5 years time when he'll cost 10 times more than he would now.
 
Andrew___K said:
Does he play in a fullback position?
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I read that 19 of his games this season has been at LB. It seems like he will be a winger in the future though, according to Fullham fans. Maybe we could sign him as a LW and let him compete with Sane. 11 goals and 4 assists for a 17 year old is impressive
 
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