Gilberto Silva leaves Atlético Mineiro
January 14, 2014
After returning to his former club Atlético Mineiro for the past year, Gilberto Silva’s contract has not been renewed.
It is apparently a decision by the board as opposed to the decision by coach Paulo Autuori.
Gilberto played 9 games for Mineiro during the season in all competitions, but suffered two injuries which kept him sidelined for months at a time.
Despite his injury, he did play a prominent leadership role at Mineiro from the sidelines; but this alone was not enough to secure him a new deal.
This makes Gilberto a free agent for the time being.
There must be a lot of lower-league Brazilian clubs who would be extremely happy to pay Gilberto to play a few games next year.
How about América MG, his club from years ago?
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