Jakarta - After completing the match in Week 19 of BRI Liga 1 2023/2024, Gustavo Almeida officially joined Persija. This certainty made the Sao Paulo-born striker admit that he was happy and enthusiastic and even immediately contacted his wife about the certainty of his move to the capital.
"I was surprised, but the surprise was good of course. I contacted my wife and she was very happy to be moving to Jakarta soon," said the owner of the number 70 jersey proudly. The Kemayoran Tigers opened the second round of the transfer window by confirming the transfer of this season's top scorer who has scored 14 goals in 16 matches.
Furthermore, he also hopes that his move will improve Persija's ranking, which is currently still stuck in eighth place as a result of six wins, eight draws and five defeats. "Currently Persija is in the middle of the table, but is only seven points away from the top four. So, together we can achieve the target of the top four in League 1 this season," he added.
The 27-year-old Brazilian striker completes the Kemayoran Tigers' quota of six foreign players, previously joined by Marko Simic (Croatia), Ondrej Kudela (Czech Republic), Ryo Matsumura (Japan), Maciej Gajos (Poland) and Oliver Bias (Philippines). since the first round.
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