Vasco: Diniz’s Market Plans & Board Appeal

Coach Fernando Diniz spoke about how to visualize the
Vasco “>Vasco
in the transfer market next season. The coach stated that fans cannot think about big names due to the club’s financial situation.

When asked about the pessimistic scenario for 2026, the coach said that he cannot lie to the fans and made an appeal to the Cruzmaltina board: keep the jewel of the Rayan team.

“What hurts the fans is lying. It’s not a negative scenario, it’s not lying to the fans. We can’t burden the club and take on more debt. Vasco is like this because of a lot of debt. What hurts is not having a competitive team. Today we have a competitive team and it needs to improve within the competition. It’s a real scenario. How are you going to say you’re going to sign an expensive player? There’s no money. If you manage to keep Rayan, you’ll be thanking God. If you sell him, you won’t bring another one. Where will you sign a player like that? value?”, he commented.


With the runner-up of the Copa do Brasil for Corinthians“>With the runner-up of the Copa do Brasil for Corinthians
Vasco is out of the
Copa Libertadores“> Copa Libertadores
next year, while Rio de Janeiro’s main rivals will be in the competition.

“We have to work hard and make timely arrangements for reinforcements like we did in the middle of the year. We will be less able to hire than our other rivals in Rio. We have to work hard with our feet on the ground and try to do the best we can. We make that difference of almost being champion with work and not money”, he commented.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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