Santos protect academy, speed up renewals to avoid losses

Santos protect academy, speed up renewals to avoid lossesSantos has changed its approach in the transfer market and has started adopting an aggressive pace to extend the contracts of its top youth academy prospects, according to ge.The board's objective is clear: to prevent the "Meninos da Vila" from earning space and visibility in the first team only to then leave for free or for lower-than-expected fees to clubs abroad.Over the last year, the Santos board secured contract extensions for at lea