Unable to wait for Vitinho, São Paulo close in on Mirassol full-back deal | OneFootball

São Paulo verbally agreed on Sunday (28) to sign right-back Lucas Ramon. He is the second player from Mirassol’s historic campaign in the last Brazilian Championship to arrive at Morumbi. Before him, the club had officially announced the signing of midfielder Danielzinho.

But before fans get excited or upset about the name of São Paulo’s newest signing, some caution is necessary.

Ramon agreed to a deal as a free agent with Tricolor. His contract with Mirassol runs until the beginning of April next year. In other words, initially, the 31-year-old player (who turns 32 in March) will only arrive after the end of the Paulista Championship. And by then, the next Brasileirão will already be underway.

The Morumbi club is waiting for the other side of the negotiation to be resolved before signing with Ramon: an early release from Mirassol.

According to AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR, the team from the countryside was upset that the full-back turned down the offer to extend his contract at least until the end of the year, especially considering their unprecedented participation in the Copa Libertadores. Because of this, they will not make it easy for São Paulo to secure his early release.

Sources from the Tricolor football board told the report that Mirassol asked for money to give up the three months remaining on Ramon’s contract. And since money has been scarce for São Paulo lately, the solution was to offer to loan players from their squad to the team from the countryside.

Beat reporters indicated that Mirassol’s favorite name on the list, midfielder Luan, refused to leave. AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR could not confirm the full information, only that the player developed in Cotia is indeed among the options made available to the team from the interior of São Paulo.

Lucas Ramon scored four goals and provided five assists (two and three, respectively, in the Brasileirão) in 44 matches for Mirassol this season. Like his teammate Danielzinho, he is another ‘late bloomer.’ Among big clubs, he only played for Grêmio, and that was in the youth categories. His modest career, however, included stints at notable clubs such as Coritiba and Sport.

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The most attentive fans looked at the news of the deal with Ramon and wondered. After all, wasn’t São Paulo dreaming of Vitinho, even entering into lengthy player swap negotiations with Botafogo?

Yes, that’s true. Tricolor dreams of the Botafogo player as the major signing for the right-back position. But they understand they can’t just wait for the player.

As for the negotiations with the team from Rio, things remain the same. Botafogo is willing to let their player go. But he, through his agents, only wants to discuss a move to Morumbi starting next year. His priority is to secure a transfer to Europe.

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