Pedro Alves, former sporting director of Estoril, spoke about Tiago Santos, Milan’s transfer target
Tiago Santosyoung Portuguese full-back from Lille, is one of Milan’s transfer targets. The class of 2002 bewitched Paulo Fonseca, his coach during the season just passed in France. The person who discovered him, Pedro Alves, the former sporting director of Estoril, spoke about him. His statements to the microphones of La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Pedro Alves said: “He’s a lucky player. When we signed him for our Under 23 team I immediately noticed his talent and mentality. We are talking about a boy 1.75 meters tall, who reaches a maximum speed of 36 km/h and who, from a technical point of view, knows how to do it. Even though he occasionally makes positional errors, in defensive one-on-ones he doesn’t lose a duel. And when he attacks, if we look at the statistics, he is at the level of the best. I believe that when the Cancelos of this life, exceptional players, are a little more tired, we will have Portugal’s right back“.
He later said: “There was one person who believed in him. Paulo Fonseca. It took me a month to convince him. He insisted on the positional question, but I assured him that he was a very strong player in defensive terms. In short, he was what he needed. Today Paulo thanks me. And if he goes to Milan, it will be a very important transfer. There is a very interesting proposal from the Rossoneri. If a footballer is sold for 5 and a half million and then for a much higher figure a year later it is a sign of quality. We are talking about an Under 21, who still has a long way to go.” READ ALSO: Milan transfer market – Safe in France: “Kiwior priority”. It seems that…>>>
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