Grêmio and midfielder Maicon terminated the contract by mutual agreement at noon on Monday. The player is leaving the club after more than six years, focusing on the 2016 and 2017 Copa del Rey titles and the 2017 Libertadores.
The player had a contract with the club only until December of this year, when the season ends. He himself has already announced on his social networks that he will not follow Tricolor.
Maicon’s last game for Grêmio took place last Saturday, in a 1-0 loss to Corinthians. After Joe’s goal, the defensive midfielder complained strongly to the referee, He received two yellow cards and was ejected.
Maicon after Gremio’s Gaucho title – Photo: Eduardo Moura
The 35-year-old will no longer appear at CT Luiz Carvalho on Wednesday, when the team returns from the three-day break that gave him direction. He is in Rio de Janeiro with his family and is scheduled to return to Porto Alegre early next week for a farewell press conference.
Maicon renewed with Grêmio in the first half of 2018. The defensive midfielder arrived at Porto Alegre in March 2015 and quickly became a captain.
Since then, he has led the team to the Copa de Brazil titles, in 2016, the Libertadores, in 2017, and Recopa and Gauchou, in 2018.
The midfielder is leaving Rio Grande do Sul after 247 matches and has scored 15 goals. In 2021, due to frequent injury problems, he acted only 15 times.
Check out Gremio’s official note
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense announces the anticipation of the termination of the contract with athlete Maicon Thiago Pereira de Sousa, in a decision made on Monday, by consensus of the parties.
Maicon was introduced in March 2015. He defended the tricolor in seven seasons. He played 248 matches and scored 15 goals. During this period, he won the Copa Libertadores da America, the Copa del Reycopa as captain, Recopa Sudamericana, Tetracamponato da Recopa gaucho, and Picampionato da Recopa gaucho. His qualities as an athlete and as a citizen marked an era and made Maicon an idol for the Grimsta nation, where she was called to leave his feet immortal on the Walk of Fame.
Grêmio thanks the invaluable services rendered to the club.”
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