🤯 At 40, Vagner Love set for move to Brazil Cup surprise package | OneFootball

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The already forty-year-old Vagner Love – who will turn 41 on June 11 – is close to returning to play for a club in Pernambuco.

Out of Jair Ventura’s plans and with a contract only until the 30th of this month with Avaí, he is in advanced negotiations with Retrô.

Which is one of the 16 teams qualified for the Round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil after eliminating Fortaleza.

And is fighting for its first-ever promotion to Série B of the Brazilian Championship.

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According to ge, there is optimism in the talks between the parties.

Love played for Sport between 2022 and 2023 – after a stint with Danish club Midtjylland.

He went through Atlético-GO before joining Avaí in July of last year.

He scored five goals and provided three assists in 41 matches with the Santa Catarina club.

Revealed by Palmeiras, Love became an idol at Russian club CSKA, returned to play for Verdão, and had two spells at both Flamengo and Corinthians.

In a recent interview with ESPN, he stated that he wants to play for three more years and would like to say goodbye with a specific match:

"I haven’t thought about it. But a farewell Corinthians vs Flamengo, Flamengo vs Corinthians would be cool. Who knows, maybe we’ll develop this idea, one half with each team."

Plenty of veterans at Retrô

A team that has been collecting good results and climbing the pyramid of Brazilian football, Retrô has several players over 30 who have played for major Brazilian clubs.

Love is expected to become one of the attacking references, a role previously held by Fernandinho, formerly of São Paulo, Flamengo, and Grêmio.

At 39, he underwent Achilles tendon surgery on the 14th and will be out for a long period.

Former Inter, Ceará, and Sport player, midfielder Fabinho is 38 and another leader in the squad.

Raised at Vasco and a former player for Flamengo and Grêmio, Rômulo is 34. Another midfielder, Jonas, formerly of Flamengo, is 33.