In 1 Day Counting Hours, Persebaya Surabaya Let Go And Bring In Foreign Players!

JAKARTA - Persebaya Surabaya is starting to move in the transfer market for Indonesian League 1 players. Not only actively releasing players, but Bajul Ijo also began to bring in players to face next season.

On Thursday, April 7, Persebaya was very busy. First, they announced the release of their foreign player, Alie Sesay.

"Thank you Ali Sesay for guarding Persebaya's defense during this season. Your service will always be part of Persebaya's long history," the club said in a statement on its Instagram account.

Not long ago, Persebaya announced the arrival of M Zaenuri. This one player was imported from Persela Lamongan.

On the same day, the management of Bajul Ijo announced the recruitment of their first foreign player. He is a defender from Brazil who last season played for Persiraja Banda Aceh, Leonardo Silva Lelis.

The player who is familiarly called Leo Lelis is here to fill the position left by Sesay.

"Welcome Leonardo Silva Lelis. The player who plays as a central defender also has deadly free-kick accuracy. During the 2021/2022 season, he has scored two goals and one of them is through a free-kick," wrote Persebaya's Instagram account.

So far, Persebaya only has one foreign player. As is known, apart from Sesay, the expatriate players belonging to the club from East Java have left.

Bruno Moreira reportedly chose to move to Greece. Meanwhile, Taisei Marukawa crossed to PSIS Semarang. Meanwhile, Alsenio Valpoort had already been kicked.