The centre-back who performed so well in 2011, earning a nomination for the Sambafoot team of the year award, had been heavily linked during the season with a move to AC Milan by the Italian media, with his contract expiring.
Botafogo have pulled out all the stops to keep the centre-back and have been rewarded for their perseverence with the news this Monday that Fábio Ferreira will remain with the club for the foreseeable future.
The finalisation of a new contract will give the defender the chance to renew his successful partnership with Antônio Carlos at the heart of the Bota defence once more in 2012.
