São Paulo open to Ferraresi swap, want attackers from Botafogo | OneFootball

After seeing their Venezuelan defender Ferraresi receive inquiries from Botafogo, São Paulo authorized the defender to negotiate with the Rio de Janeiro club. However, the Tricolor intends to use the player as a bargaining chip in the transaction.

As reported by AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR, the negotiation with the Botafogo team, if finalized, will involve an exchange of players, as requested by São Paulo.

The AMT report had already mentioned that Ferraresi was not only sought after by Botafogo but also by Inter Miami, the U.S. team where Argentine Lionel Messi plays.

Sources from the defender's staff who spoke with the report indicated that the coach of the American team, Javier Mascherano, personally called to express interest in the signing.

Since the first offer from Rio de Janeiro for Ferraresi on loan did not please the Tricolor, the Miami team still had hopes for the deal. Now, with a new model involving player exchange, negotiations between São Paulo and Botafogo have resumed more strongly.

The Rio de Janeiro team offered a list of players that would be available to the Tricolor, while the Morumbi club also sent a list of names they are interested in.

These preferred São Paulo athletes would be in midfield and attack positions, sectors where the Tricolor is seeking new reinforcements in this end-of-year transfer window.

Ferraresi has a contract with the Tricolor until the end of 2027 and has experienced ups and downs since his arrival. He only got a real chance with Rogério Ceni at the end of 2022 due to a series of injuries (see how this is not a new issue) among players in the sector. He impressed enough to start the following year as a starter but ended up in Reffis right after the second game, in a classic match against Palmeiras on the synthetic field of Parque Antártica.

Despite the injury, São Paulo finalized the permanent purchase of the player (who was on loan) from the City Group for 4.3 million euros (approximately R$ 23 million), paid in installments over three years.

Somewhat sidelined in 2024, Ferraresi started this year with great expectations. He was a starter under Luis Zubeldía, playing improvised on the right-back, and began the new Hernán Crespo era secured in the starting 11 in a three-defender scheme. However, he was overlooked in the final rounds of the Brazilian Championship.

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