On July 13, news came out of the Beijing time zone that Santos FC officially announced that it had reached an agreement with 31-year-old former Guangzhou player Gao Late, terminating the contract between the two parties.
Gaolat joined Santos as a free agent in January this year, wearing the No. 10 kit, after ending his association with Guangzhou last November. In half a season, he played 29 matches for the team, contributing four goals and two assists. However, in 11 matches in the Barclays Premier League this season, he was criticized by fans for his lack of goals and zero assists, which was far below expectations. Due to the fact that his situation at Santos is not a pleasant one, Gallart has asked the club for a release from his contract. According to the latest reports from Brazilian media, Santos has accepted the request.
Golat's new employer will likely be a Brazilian second division team. Recalling the moment he left Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in November 2021, with a heart full of regrets and reluctance, he boarded a chartered flight back home with his family, ending nearly seven years in China.
At that time, the direct cause of Golat's departure is the Guangzhou soccer salon due to the capital chain break began to owe wages, the two sides negotiated the termination of the contract, which not only reduces the burden of the Guangzhou soccer salon, but also for the Golat himself, "loosened the tie", so that he can continue to soccer career.
In May 2019, Gallart returned to Guangzhou, signing a five-year deal that paid him a whopping €13 million a year until the end of the summer of 2024. If Golat had chosen to stay with Guangzhou at the time, the Guangzhou Football Salon would have theoretically still had to pay him a salary of nearly €30 million (roughly Rs. 220 million), but Golat took the initiative to terminate his contract and chose to return to Brazil.
After returning to Brazil, due to injuries, Golat's athletic performance declined drastically. In this season on behalf of Santos, he made 11 appearances, granular, poor performance triggered the dissatisfaction of the fans, the mentality of the collapse of the Golat finally chose to terminate the contract with the team.
Golat reportedly gave up the team's top-salary deal for this, which saves Santos a huge amount of money. Golat's salary plus the float is around R$600,000-800,000 (roughly R$740,000-980,000).
