Immortals player João "horvy" Horvath will step in for Ghost in this weekend's CyberPowerPC Extreme Gaming Series Winter, the player has announced.

The 19-year-old's future on Immortals has been the subject of speculation in recent weeks, with the team's roster currently depleted to just four players following Lucas "⁠steel⁠" Lopes's departure to Liquid, and Caio "⁠zqkS⁠" Fonseca and Lucas "⁠DeStiNy⁠" Bullo reportedly dealing with visa problems.

Tempo Storm have been mooted as a likely destination for João "⁠horvy⁠" Horvath, but the former k1ck member will be stepping in for Ghost, who are down to just three players after Phong "⁠bee⁠" Nguyen stepped down from the active roster to complete his education.

horvy could join Ghost after the tournament

According to a report from ESPN Esports Brasil, Ghost could sign horvy after the tournament, either on loan or on a permanent basis.

Ghost are no strangers to having Brazilian players on their roster. At the start of the current ESL Pro League season, the North American team signed zqkS following Matthew "⁠WARDELL⁠" Yu's departure, but he ended up being released after just two months on the roster.

The CyberPowerPC Extreme Gaming Series Winter will take place over the weekend and feature eight teams, who will face off for $25,000 in prize money. Ghost will field the following roster in the competition: