“A midfielder we’re missing”: see how Cauly could boost São Paulo | OneFootball

Signed on loan from Bahia until the end of the season, Cauly was officially presented as the newest addition to São Paulo last Wednesday. The player, who will wear the number 80 jersey, arrives to fill a role considered a gap in the team: that of a creative midfielder.

Cauly joins the São Paulo squad with high regard, precisely because he is “a midfielder the team doesn’t have,” in the words of coach Hernán Crespo himself. The midfielder can bring more offensive characteristics to the São Paulo side and play to supply the forwards, like a number 10.

“São Paulo benefits from this [competition in midfield]. Then it’s up to the coach, how he sees my characteristics, but I am an attacking midfielder, always looking for the space between the lines, always oriented to control the ball, looking forward, trying to create and finish as much as possible. I think that’s what São Paulo expects from my football and that’s what I’ll keep doing in the best way possible,” the player explained during his presentation press conference.

In Crespo’s system at São Paulo, the new number 80 can form an attacking trio with Luciano, Lucas, or Calleri, or a trio of midfielders, playing further forward, with Marcos Antônio and Danielzinho playing deeper and organizing the game.

Although he made it clear that he feels more comfortable playing as an attacking midfielder, Cauly made himself available to the coaching staff to play in any position. At Bahia, for example, he even played as a winger.

Does playing alongside stars help?

Cauly was signed by São Paulo to supply players with a ‘scorer’s instinct’. Calleri and Luciano, for example, are having a great start to the season. The Argentine has six goals in ten games, while the number 10 has three goals and two assists in 11 matches.

The attacking midfielder, in turn, has positive numbers from his time at Bahia. In 173 games, São Paulo’s new number 80 contributed 23 goals and 24 assists.

“For me, it will be a great pleasure to play with all these stars. In general, I really believe in this group. I watched the last games, there’s a lot of technical quality. That will match my style and the other players as well. I always say that football is a language, so players will always understand each other on the field. I’ll try to maintain and improve these numbers, always working to help my teammates, and I’ll be very happy if I can contribute with goals and assists here,” he commented.

It’s worth noting that Cauly has already been registered in the CBF’s BID (Daily Information Bulletin) as of last Wednesday and is free to make his debut for São Paulo. He is expected to be available to the coaching staff for the Paulista quarterfinal clash against Red Bull Bragantino, scheduled for this Saturday.

The terms of the deal for Cauly

Cauly was signed by São Paulo on loan from Bahia until the end of the year, with a mandatory purchase clause at the end of the contract if certain targets are met.

São Paulo and Bahia worked out a financial arrangement for the player’s loan. The transaction cost was 500,000 euros (about R$ 3 million at the current exchange rate), an amount deducted from the debt owed by the Bahian club to the São Paulo club for the permanent acquisitions of Rodrigo Nestor and Michel Araújo.

The contract negotiated between the clubs also includes, at the end of the loan, a mandatory purchase of 50% of Cauly’s economic rights for 2 million euros (R$ 12.3 million), if he plays 25 matches.

In addition, São Paulo will also have to acquire another 25% of the player’s rights for 600,000 euros (approximately R$ 3.7 million) if the midfielder plays 40 games in the year.

Cauly is São Paulo’s fifth signing for the season. Before him, the club had already announced the signings of goalkeeper Carlos Coronel, full-back Lucas Ramon, center-back Matheus Dória, and midfielder Danielzinho.

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