Grêmio decides to terminate contract with Thiago Neves | Guild

The information was disclosed by the narrator Pedro Ernesto Denardin in the program of the Sala de Redacción, of Rádio Gaúcha, and confirmed by the give. As he played only five games for Grêmio in the Brazilian Championship, the player is free to play for another club in the competition.

In addition to the poor performance on the field, Grêmio’s management also took into account a clause in Thiago Neves’ contract with the club that provided for automatic renewal for 2021, with payment of R $ 2.4 million in gloves and salary increase.

Thiago Neves was close to activating this clause with the participation in 20 games for the club, he was related during 17 games, but he played 14 in the season, nine for the Gaúcho Championship and five for the Brasileirão, with one goal scored.

Grêmio’s management has been discussing the matter since last night, as revealed by vice soccer player Paulo Luz at a press conference. Wanted, Thiago Neves staff stated that they were not going to talk about the terms of the contract, due to confidentiality.

Thiago Neves’ career at Grêmio was marked by a growing wave of criticism from the public, which peaked after a 2-1 loss to Sport at the Arena.

Financed by coach Renato Gaúcho, the midfielder started as a starter, even with Jean Pyerre at his disposal. It was the team’s highest submission, with five shots, but it didn’t erase the weak performance.

In the post-defeat interview, Renato defended the player, citing a “massacre” from the press and compared the situation of Thiago Neves with that of André, another player who ended up with Grêmio

– Thiago is part of the Grêmio group, I already told you that we are going to run the group a little so that some of them seek rhythm of the game and so that we can see all the players having opportunities. It was the first time it started after the pandemic. He has dedicated himself and trained well, it was his chance to start – said Renato.