Statement of clarification

Santos Futebol Clube clarifies that the information circulating in recent hours is false, both regarding the dismissal of employees or the sidelining of a player allegedly because they had “liked posts” against the club’s management on social media, and regarding the work of the goalkeeping staff.

As in any company, hiring and dismissing professionals is part of the Club’s day-to-day management. These decisions are always made in accordance with the needs of each department. The attempt to turn a routine situation like this into something controversial only highlights the political bias of some posts and the interest in creating chaos within the Club.

The same applies to all the misinformation spread about goalkeeping training. Irresponsibly, without checking whether the information is true and without “hearing the other side,” profiles that are unfamiliar with the work routine, but manipulated by people interested in creating controversy and harming the team, speak of internal conflicts among players and mistakes in work methods. The Club emphasizes that the atmosphere among the goalkeepers is the best possible.

Finally, regarding young Yekominan Coulibaly, the player is available for training, both at academy level and with the senior team (where he has already taken part in several activities), and the decision to use him rests with the coaching staff. As for matches, the player is only not selected for official games because FIFA rules determine that foreign players cannot play before turning 18, which, in Coulibaly’s case, will happen in October 2027. As can be seen, any mention of retaliation for “likes” on social media is just another example of an attempt to create controversy and spread lies.

Santos deeply regrets that, in difficult moments for the team, there are still people who, in an opportunistic and irresponsible way, try to profit financially from views, likes, and engagement based on falsehoods.”

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