He was named as a possible reinforcement for Boca Juniors or River Plate in Argentina, but Yeferson Soteldo was finally loaned to Grêmio for one season. This was made official by the club by revealing that it reached an agreement with Santos, which has just been relegated to the second division for the first time in its history.
“Forward Soteldo is the first signing for 2024. The player arrives on loan from Santos for one season. At 26 years old, he will be the first Venezuelan to wear the colors of the Immortal. Welcome!”, noted the Porto Alegre institution on its social networks.
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“In Venezuela he attracted attention for his ability. He shone with his country’s national team and stood out in the 2020 Libertadores. He is 26 years old, is ambidextrous and is 1.60 meters tall, pure class! “He highlighted in another post.
#ReforçoTricolor 🇪🇪 O atacante Soteldo é a primeira novidade para 2024. O atleta chega por empréstimo, junto ao Santos, por uma temporada. Aos 26 anos, ele será o primeiro venezuelano a defender as cores do Imortal. Bienvenido!https://t.co/ChgFYDiKIY pic.twitter.com/Ho2dA0GJYO
— Grêmio FBPA (@Gremio) December 22, 2023
Dodi also joined for the Copa Libertadores
Grêmio needs to reinforce its offense after the departure of Uruguayan Luis Suárez, who finished the Brasileirao with 17 goals and 11 assists and was key to achieving runners-up status. That position also allowed the Tricolor Gaúcho to return to the Copa Libertadores next year.
In order to improve the squad for that competition, the hiring of Dodi, also from Santos, was also announced. Trained in the Grêmio youth team, the midfielder played for Fluminense and Kashiwa Reysol in Japan.
