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For: Kike Frías
With great fanfare the Eagles of America presented a great signing for what will be the Closing Tournament 2021: the versatile Jonathan Dos Santos joined the cream blue nest to seek to win another important title.
The player of 31 years, formed in the basic forces or quarry of the Spanish FC Barcelona, comes from playing with the Los Angeles Galaxy of the MLS (2017 – 2019) where he played 66 matches, distributed 7 assists and scored another 7 goals. Before that he played for Villarreal (2014 – 2017).
His first impression upon arriving at the nest of America was how modern it is. He confessed that the last time he was in those facilities he was very young together with his late father Geraldo Francisco dos Santos “Zizinho”, who also practiced soccer.
“From the cradle I dreamed of one day playing in America (…) the fact of being here means that the Saints have made history ”, said the midfielder.
In an interview for the Club América Dos Santos media, he also magnified what the institution means and described it as the largest team in Mexico and the continent.
“I am in a great institution, in the best team on the continent (…) Being here again and being able to be in the best team in Mexico is a pride ”
Aware of the drought in America (the last title obtained was the MX Cup and the league the Opening 2018), Dos Santos made a great promise to the thousands of fans of the Aztec club who want another great trophy as a gift for next season:
“I can tell people to stay calm, I’m going to sweat blood, I know what it means to be in this club (…) I’m very hungry to win titles and make people happy. hobby”
Already dressed in gold and finished the tour of the Coapa facilities, the midfielder also stressed that his main objective is to win championships: “Long live the nest, always Eagles” .
Jonathan would be the second Dos Santos to play for América in the last five years. His brother ‘Gio’ disputed encounters with the Eagles between 2019 and 2020. He scored 3 goals and distributed 2 assists, poor statistics considering the high expectations of the forward he currently has 32 years.
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