Overview
- Sundowns confirmed the 26-year-old’s capture on deadline day after agreeing a move from Vitória Guimarães.
- Portuguese reports indicate a fee of about €1 million and a two-year deal, with no official terms disclosed by the club.
- Santos is seen as the successor to Lucas Ribeiro Costa, who exited Sundowns and joined Spain’s Cultural Leonesa.
- The former Benfica and Charlotte FC midfielder logged 6 goals and 11 assists in 51 appearances last season and plays as a No. 10 or inverted winger.
- Further additions were reported to be under discussion, including free agent Miguel Reisinho, while Fawaaz Basadien and Katlego Ntsabeleng had already joined before the window closed.