Cruzeiro president Gilvan was talking about the deal during his press-conference.
A day after Cruzeiro vice-president confirmed that they"ve sold midfielder Lucas Silva to Real Madrid, club president Gilvan revealed why he sold the player. He was quoted in Globo Esporte: “We didn"t intend to sell any of the players. Our intention wasn"t to sell any players, so we could keep them and win all the competitions in 2015. Real Madrid reached the values that Cruzeiro asked for [Lucas Silva]. The player and agent put a lot of pressure, so we released him. We cannot compete with them because they pay an incredibly higher salary than what we pay here."
Cruzeiro president Gilvan was talking about the deal during his press-conference.
A day after Cruzeiro vice-president confirmed that they"ve sold midfielder Lucas Silva to Real Madrid, club president Gilvan revealed why he sold the player. He was quoted in Globo Esporte: “We didn"t intend to sell any of the players. Our intention wasn"t to sell any players, so we could keep them and win all the competitions in 2015. Real Madrid reached the values that Cruzeiro asked for [Lucas Silva]. The player and agent put a lot of pressure, so we released him. We cannot compete with them because they pay an incredibly higher salary than what we pay here."