Guto Ferreira comments on Slimani’s situation at Coritiba

Coritiba’s coach, Guto Ferreiracommented on the absence of the striker Islam Slimani during a press conference in Couto Pereira after the 4-0 victory against Operário, this Sunday (28). The athlete has not yet rejoined the Alviverde squad, even after the elimination of the Algerian team from African Cup of Nationslast Wednesday (24).

Guto did not want to directly mention the case of the number 9, but when asked about the Algerian, he stated that, like Gabriel, who asked to leave Alviverdethe club will not tolerate athletes who do not want to play for Coritiba.

“If something like this happens to someone on the field [pelo Coritiba], it won’t offer what the team needs, it won’t deliver. Continuing to pay the salary of a player who doesn’t deliver, for me, is stupid. How will it be resolved? That’s up to the direction. On the field, whoever wants to and believes in has to go, this mentality is one of the strengths and has been established within the club”, explained the coach.

The attitude of shirt 9 displeases the Coxa board and if the athlete does not present himself again in the next few days, the club is considering imposing a penalty of contract termination for just cause and charging a termination fine. The information was released by the journalist Nadja Mauadof ge.com.

After Algeria’s elimination last week, Alviverde asked for the striker’s immediate return. Since then, he hasn’t appeared.

In the match against Operário, in the fourth round of the Paranaense Championship, striker Edu was injured and had to leave the field in the first half, limping. The athlete was replaced by Éberth.

Without Edu, the base striker will be the only center forward option in the squad if Slimani does not stay at the club.