Erik “Aspas” Santos, one of the best Jett players in the world, might not be in LOUD next season. The 2021 VCT Champions might follow a heavy team restructure ahead of the next season. While all five players currently in LOUD hold strong potential as a team, Aspas’ departure might lead to a huge impact on the team’s performance in the upcoming season.
The reports regarding the departure of the Brazilian superstar say that LOUD is facing some internal issues about Aspas.
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Aspas Might Leave Brazilian Superteam LOUD After Current Valorant Season
After losing Gustavo “Sacy” Rossi and Bryan “pANcada” Luna to Sentinels, fans were left in the dark regarding the future of the team. However, they were relieved of their troubles as LOUD managed to secure a strong second-place finish at Lock-In. However, fans were still not convinced with the Brazilian team’s performance as they lost to Fnatic after creating a massive difference in the early rounds.
Following Lock-In, LOUD ended up in an unenviable position after their 7th-8th finish at Masters Tokyo. Previously, during a press conference, Matias “Saadhak” Delipetro claimed that the team is going through some “outside of the server” issues which he did not elaborate on.
Rod “Slasher” Breslau has shed some light on the seriousness of the situation where he claimed that LOUD is scrimming without their 20-year-old main Duelist player and the chances of Aspas leaving the organization by the end of this year are high.
Further, Aspas is good friends with pANcada and Sacy which could also see him move to Sentinels. However, Sean Gares denied any such possibility as that would indicate Sentinels drifting from the North American region to the South American region in Valorant.
Also, Sentinels could face a language barrier if they sign the 2021 VCT Champion with their current primary duelist player, Zachary “Zekken” Patrone. While there are innumerable possibilities, time will tell where Aspas ends up.