Starter! After several setbacks, Vasco make progress with centre-back | OneFootball

Vasco is once again close to announcing a major reinforcement for the defense. After back-and-forth negotiations, 26-year-old Colombian defender Carlos Cuesta has returned as the club's primary target and is in talks to wear the cruz-maltina jersey, as reported by journalist Lucas Pedrosa, from Canal do Pedrosa.

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The player was very close to signing with Spartak Moscow, from Russia, which offered a higher salary than Vasco's proposal. However, when it came time to finalize the agreement, the negotiations did not advance, and the Colombian returned to the radar of the Gigante da Colina.

With Galatasaray, the club that holds Cuesta's rights, an understanding already exists. Initially, the transaction would be definitive, but now the parties are also evaluating the possibility of a loan. The Vasco management and technical committee see the defender as a unanimous choice, due to his international experience, physical strength, speed, and good ball exit.

Executive director Admar Lopes recently traveled to Europe to try to finalize the signing, but returned to Brazil without an agreement. Now, Cuesta returns to the condition of Plan A to reinforce the defense.

If the negotiation is concluded, it will be Vasco's fifth reinforcement in this window, which has already brought Robert Renan, Thiago Mendes, Matheus França, and Andrés Gomez. The management is still looking for another defender for the right side of the defense until September 2, the deadline for registrations.

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