“They never give up and that’s why everyone respects them”: the truth about the future of Ignácio, the best reinforcement in Liga 1 Betsson

Six months later, Ignácio is one of the silent tails that arrived this season without much fanfare. He is, for DT, the best reinforcement of 2023. And he is, according to the rumors that appear every day on social networks, the footballer / precious stone that direct rivals are looking for. Alliance, for example. His performance has been so outstanding that the manager of said team has come out to speak on RPP confirming that the defender has every intention of staying. Is he leaving? Stays? Is it possible for him to stay?

“I saw that some news came out regarding Ignácio. There are some things that are true and others that are not. What is certain is that we have spoken with him. He has every intention of staying. We have conveyed to him the intention that we have for him to stay and the agents also know it and think the same thing, ”said Guido Bravo, a director from Rim to said journalistic outlet.

Ignácio da Silva, 26, has recorded a total of 25 matches for Sporting Cristal this season. He has always been a starter, making 16 appearances for League 1 and 9 in the Copa Libertadores. The central defender also has three goals.

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The Brazilian defender has developed part of his career in Bahia, a club that sheltered him for many years. El Comercio contacted the Brazilian coach Guto Ferreira, who told little-known details of the current Sporting Cristal defender. Ferreira was decisive in his beginnings. There Ignácio tried to consolidate himself and had the regularity that allowed him to find his best moment today with the Sporting Cristal shirt

“Ignacio is a very hungry player, he works a lot, he is a footballer with personality, his forte is the passing game, since he has a good level header”, were the first words of the 57-year-old Brazilian coach.

Rafael Teles, a journalist for Globoesporte, explains why he made the leap in Peru. “Look, the truth is that Ignácio had a good season with Bahia in 2022. Bahia was in the second division, where the level is not very high, but within that division, it was good. Likewise, we asked him why Ignácio has not been able to have opportunities in the First Division of Brazilian Soccer: “I think that in the First Division the level is higher for him, Ignacio would only be a rotation player on the squad. In Brazil, the first division is very competitive, with teams like Palmeiras, Flamengo and Fluminense”, he declared.

For Cuto Ferreira, there were two reasons why Ignácio Da Silva has been standing out in Peruvian soccer with the Sporting Cristal jersey. “I think there are two important factors, the first is to say that he was a player who ended up emerging in teams without much weight, and on the other hand, he is a player who always has a lot of work and is hungry to improve. Starting in Bahía raised his level and confidence. The opportunity he has in Cristal allows him to grow more, because today he plays very important competitions in South America and his performance, along with his confidence, went up. So, his game grew day by day as a result of his personality, since he always seeks to be the best and even trains a lot, he is never limited by what he has today, since he always seeks to improve ”, he stated.

For his former coach, Ignácio’s arrival in Peru has to do with his attitude beyond football: “He is a player who has attitudes to lead, because he is a player who never gives up and always wants to improve. He is a positive influence for the other players and makes others respect him, because he is serious, since there are players who have many vices; instead he is serious, he speaks little and when he does he expresses himself well at key moments, that generates a lot of respect in the group”.

What can happen now? First, the price: Da Silva arrived in Florida in the summer of 2023 as a free player, but his token, according to the Transfermarket website, was then at 600,000 euros. Today, after six months in the Betsson League 1 and the good celestial campaign in the Copa Libertadores, his letter has doubled: 1.3 million euros.

Then there is what the Rimense club can offer to renew: the first offer, with an increase of 30% according to what DT was able to find out, has not yet been answered by the footballer’s environment, very focused on the club today: a few days he recorded with Gianfranco Chávez the new advertising spot for the light blue alternate shirt. Finally, the competition with markets such as the Ecuadorian or the Chilean, which can offer much more than what is handled today in League 1. Not counting the most natural: a proposal from Europe.

“He has to see what is best for him at this time. The size of a League can be important, but more important is being valued and being happy in the place that can offer you the same or better” says Guto Ferreira, his former coach in Bahia. A piece of advice for the race, without a doubt, but also a rule of life. “Another South American league can offer much more than Peru or a big club in Peru, but also leave to not be happy, I don’t know, because each person thinks differently. Football has many interests and you have to know how to manage your money well. I think that more important than money is the result of happiness, if you are happy, money arises naturally, if you are not happy, money is a problem and just as it comes in, it also comes out,” he says.

There are another six months left to find out what will be the course of Ignácio, the silent Brazilian who arrived in January and became, without fireworks or smoke on social networks, the best reinforcement in League 1.

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