According to Brazilian journalist Paulinho Silvestre, Santos is competing with Bahia and Internacional for the transfer of Vitinho, who is not in Dynamo Kyiv's plans. Silvestre stated that Vitinho can already sign a pre-contract with any team. Santos is trying to sign a pre-contract and then secure Vitinho's departure from Internacional. The report states that Vitinho's contract with Dynamo Kyiv expires in June 2026 and his transfer value is five million euros.

Brazilian club Santos is interested in signing Dynamo Kyiv midfielder Vitinho, who is currently on loan at Internacional. The club is reportedly looking to strengthen its left attacking flank and intends to first secure a full contract agreement with the player, tentatively for a three-year term. Santos then plans to use this agreement to pressure Internacional into an early termination of the loan, which is scheduled to last until the summer of 2026. There is a complication regarding Vitinho's contract with Dynamo, as the source, citing Transfermarkt, states it expires in the summer of 2026, whereas Dynamo president Igor Surkis has previously said the deal runs until 2027.