After turning down Vitória, São Paulo open talks to sell Erick to Coritiba | OneFootball

Turnaround in one of the negotiations handled by São Paulo in this transfer window.

After rejecting two bids from Vitória, the Morumbi club has opened talks to negotiate the permanent transfer of the 27-year-old winger to Coritiba.

AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR has learned that the proposal made by the Paraná team is higher than the second offer from the Bahia team for the player, who played for the red-and-black team on loan this season.

As we previously revealed, São Paulo rejected a second offer made by Vitória. Besides rejecting it, the São Paulo management stated that with the short deadline to sign reinforcements and even shorter funds, the board plans to use Erick at the beginning of next year. The idea is for Hernán Crespo to evaluate him in the training sessions that will restart on January 2nd at the Barra Funda training center.

It goes beyond that. São Paulo ultimately rejected the new offer because they do not want to do business with Vitória until not only the fine for fielding Erick against the club in the last round of the Brasileirão is paid, but also overdue amounts from the sale of Wellington Rato are settled.

São Paulo rejected the first bid made by the Bahia team for Erick at the beginning of the month. The red-and-black team had offered R$ 6 million in four annual installments. This amount would also include the R$ 1 million fee that the Northeastern team has to pay for fielding Erick against Tricolor.

In the second proposal, the Bahia team offered R$ 8 million, with R$ 1 million for the fine payment and R$ 4 million upfront.

According to sources within São Paulo's football management, Coritiba offered better terms, although they have not yet formalized the proposal. If they proceed as speculated, the deal will go through. Raising money is a priority for the Morumbi side.

Erick joined São Paulo at the beginning of 2024. At that time, his contract with Ceará, where he was idolized, ended, allowing the negotiation to occur without São Paulo having to pay any fee to the Fortaleza (CE) team. The winger was recommended by Dorival Júnior, who worked with him in the Northeast.

At Morumbi, the player had ups and downs. He initially caused some excitement but soon became a mere option on the bench, losing space to youth prospects like Henrique do Carmo, William Gomes, and Lucas Ferreira (all already negotiated by the management).

After this year's Paulista Championship, Erick was loaned to Vitória as a cost-saving measure for football expenses. He had previously played for the Bahia club between 2018 and 2019. For the loan, the red-and-black team paid Tricolor R$ 1 million, in addition to fully covering his salary. In total, he scored five goals and provided eight assists in the 38 games he played in Bahia.

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