With the German reconnaissance duo available, the 777 is guaranteed that it will prioritize Vasco reinforcements | Vasco
4 min read777 Partner visit to Rio de Janeiro closedand with the eliminations in the Copa del Rey and in Campeonato Carioca, Vasco He is now focused on the home order with an eye on the single most important goal of the season: the dispute in the Brazilian Second Division. Vasco’s board knows that he needs to hire reinforcements, and for this, he’ll count on the help of the American group.
During his stay in Rio, 777 confirmed that despite having two other teams (Genoa and Standard Liege) and having a stake in a third (Seville), Vasco In the search for players is the current priority of the American group. They take into account the urgency: Cruz-Maltino has until next April 12 only to register reinforcements.
It was decided that the 777’s Scouting division would be available to Vasco, although the binding proposal to buy 70% of the shares of the future SAF Vascaína has not yet been signed. They will help the club look for players. But how exactly will this work?
Co-founder of the American group and keynote speaker for the deal with VascoJoshua Wonder has promised to deploy two specific men to help the club in this task: German Johannes Spurs and Sebastian Arens. They are respectively the general manager and head of the scouts of Genoa, an Italian club belonging to 777.
Johannes Spurs, General Manager of Genoa, will assist Vasco – Photo: Jeroen Meuwsen / BSR Agency / Getty Images
Information about Johannes and Sebastian’s participation in Vascaina’s search for reinforcements was initially published by the channel “Attention, Vascainos!”. The two are trusted 777 men and lead a team of analysts responsible for mapping the global market and identifying potential reinforcements. This team will be in direct contact with the football department in Vasco in the coming days.
Despite his young age (39 years old), Johannes is a popular name in Europe when it comes to talent search and employment. The German director has led Hoffenheim’s analytical and scouting team for years, gaining fame, for example, for hiring Roberto Firmino, the Brazilian striker who left Figerense and won the Champions League with Liverpool three years ago. Johannes passed through Red Bull, Hamburg and Vitesse (from the Netherlands) before taking up his current position in Genoa.
In turn, Sebastian also spent a period in the Red Bull group in his resume, where he came to play the role of a certain analyst for the South American continent. He worked at Valencia and Milan until he signed with the Italian club last week. At the top of the 777, Johannes and Sebastian reports directly to Colombian Juan Arsenigas, CEO of the group that was part of the delegation that visited Vasco in the last days.
With a white hat and raised arm, Arciniegas waves to Vasco fans at open practice in São Januário – Photo: Rafael Ribeiro / Vasco
At least in the beginning, 777 will not be financial aid: the American group made it available to Vasco Only human resources and market influence. The search will be for reinforcements for different profiles, from players who arrive to select matches and be bearers of others to make up the team. Zé Ricardo made their Serie B debut on April 9, against Vila Nova, in São Janorio.
Meanwhile, despite joint efforts with 777, Vasco He takes his turn and watches business opportunities that fit his pocket – the club recently hired striker Lucas Oliveira, from Bango, who introduced himself to the team. The need for employment was again the topic of Jorge Salgado’s meeting with his deputies, which traditionally takes place on Mondays.
In addition to Genoa and a small participation in Seville, 777 Partners recently acquired 100% of the shares of Standard Liége, One of the most popular clubs in Belgium – the American group is expected to be in Liege within two weeks to finalize the deal.
Watch the full interview with Josh Wander, owner of 777 Partners, visiting Vasco HQ
Despite this, Josh Wonder confirmed during his stay in Rio de Janeiro that due to the nature of the emergency, the current priority of the 777’s media and entertainment sector (which includes investments in football clubs) is to help Vasco. The club has until April 12 to register reinforcements. After that, the window opens only in mid-July, with series B already underway.
two weeks agoshortly after Juazeirense eliminated in the Copa del Rey, Carlos Brasil, director of football Vasco, stated that the club is pursuing at least a full-back, a defender, two wingers and a midfielder. With the arrival of Lucas Oliveira, Cruz Maltino has already hired 16 boosters for the 2022 season.
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