At the beginning of December, Bahia escaped relegation by beating Atlético Mineiro 4-1 on the last date of the Brasileirão. A month later, in a total change of destiny, the Northeast team’s squad met the Manchester City stars as part of the preseason they are doing in England.
The footballers arrived at the Premier League team’s modern training ground in the middle of intense cold that contrasts with the high temperatures that usually exist in Bahia. Wrapped in winter hats and fleece collars, they arrived at the headquarters and met part of the team from the team that had just won the Club World Cup.
The most effusive greetings were with the Brazilian Ederson and the Portuguese Rúben Dias, as could be seen in videos uploaded to the institution’s social networks. Then, the footballers from both teams met for a joint photo.
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Rogério Ceni, in the same chair as Pep Guardiola
Acquired by the City Group, owner of Manchester City and other institutions in the world, Bahía has an ambitious hiring and large investment plan on its agenda. In this context, Everton Ribeiro arrived these days, one of the figures in recent winning years that Flamengo had at the domestic and continental level.
Under the command of Rogério Ceni, these days all the signings and losses of the squad for the 2024 season are being defined. The coach and former goalkeeper will offer a press conference tomorrow to anticipate the new campaign. He will sit in the same chair that Pep Guardiola will use shortly before to speak to the media before the Premier League clash against Newcastle.
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Lovely to have you here in Manchester, @ecbahia 🙌 pic.twitter.com/JuAXlaObs7
— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 11, 2024
