

The Brazilian defender would leave the London Stadium as a free agent just a year after West Ham turned down offers of around £2.5 million. Actually, Luizao and West Ham United decided to end the last 12 months of his rumoured £20,000-per-week contract. It was apparently made so that both parties could finally move on from the disastrous transfer and give a defender who had only made four first-team appearances in two and a half years the opportunity to resume his career where he left off before arriving in East London.
According to rumours in August, Luizao was being considered by a Fortaleza team that was 19th in the Brazilian top division and on the verge of relegation. Rather than trying to avoid being demoted, he will now be battling for a promotion.