Interesting that twitter and the news are very quite in Brazil about this attempted last minute poach of the player.
In fact the Brazilian media states he is on the way to the UK to be unvailed as our player. Botofogo have also announced the signing of Nicolas Loderio who could be viewed as an alternative to Yacob.
I think he is as good as ours. - Don't hold it against me if I'm wrong!!
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An Eye on the South American market, Botafogo negotiates with Claudio Yacob, who had terminated the contract with ARG-Racing this month. The Alvinegro was about to close with the steering wheel, which has preferred to play in Europe and was enticed with an offer from West Bromwich, England. Still, the Argentine player did not rule out the Alvinegro and ordered a considerable increase with respect to the initial offer. The board rejected into the auction, was angered by the attitude of the athlete and define the transaction as unlikely.
Yacob's attitude is the opposite of another possible strengthening. Nicolas Lodeiro interested alvinegra with the proposal and is in final negotiations with the Alvinegro. The Uruguayan hit the last destalhes with Glorious, you want to advertise it so official on Thursday. The midfielder is out of contract, provided that the agreement with Ajax-HOL expired in June this year. Any international transaction would be finalized by Friday, closing date of the transfer window.
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http://m.esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2012/07/18/botafogo-rejeita-leilao-se-irrita-com-postura-de-yacob-e-ve-acordo-improvavel.htm via google translate.