William Gomes discusses São Paulo's "cheap" transfer | OneFootball

William Gomes, former São Paulo player, gave an interview to his current club Porto and talked about his journey in football. The player came from the state of Sergipe at just 11 years old to play for São Paulo. During this period, William trained for a week every three months at the club, and then returned to his hometown. At 14, he began staying 100% of the time at the Tricolor Paulista's accommodation.

“From the moment I saw that things were going to change, it was very complicated for me. Being away from my family, my friends, the city. But my father and mother were always with me, always supporting me. At first, it was difficult, but I adapted well,” said the young player about his arrival at the club at such a young age.

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The player's transfer to the Portuguese club caused a lot of controversy in São Paulo, due to the "cheap" value attributed to the sale. At the time, Porto paid 9 million euros (about R$ 55 million), but the São Paulo club retained 20% of his rights. “It's true, I receive many messages on Instagram talking about this, but it's good that São Paulo kept 20%, because I will help them. They need it,” said William about the controversy.

The player also shared a comment from Thiago Silva, who recently joined Porto, that encouraged him. “Thiago has been helping me a lot. At the time of Martim's goal (second goal in the 3-0 win against Gil Vicente on January 26), I went to celebrate with him and Thiago said: ‘Go make yours now, you have 20 minutes to make yours.’ I was happy, I made mine and he came and congratulated me. He is helping me a lot.”

William's Career

Since arriving, the forward has played 39 games for Porto, scored nine goals, and provided one assist. At São Paulo, William played 20 matches, scored three goals, and provided one assist.

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