Atlético Paranaense announces the transfer of Jussiê from Bordeaux, but he did not sign the contract

Atlético Paranaense have informed that the negotiations to sign Brazilian attacking midfielder Jussiê has been suspended because the player had to return to France for personal reasons.

The attacking midfielder had already been announced by the club and was expected to sign his contract on Thursday, and then start training. However, in an official statement, the club have informed that personal and family problems led to the suspension of negotiations and Jussiê has returned to France. The note also states that the two parties reached an agreement on the contract, but it remains to be seen whether the negotiations will resume. Jussiê spent over ten years in France where he represented Bordeaux for the most part. Signing Jussiê has been an old desire of Atlético Paranaense, who had negotiated with him in July. At the time, Jussiê came to visit Curitiba, and talked to the board about the details of the deal, but an agreement was never signed. This week, Atlético Paranaense had officially announced the transfer of Jussiê, contradicting their policy of not commenting on negotiations with players before closing the deal.