Arboleda's nightmare: indiscipline, debts put off suitors | OneFootball

The last few days have brought major headaches for center-back Arboleda’s camp. Aware that a termination with São Paulo is inevitable and could be costly for the player (the Tricolor has already warned that it does not intend to spend a single cent on breaking the contract), the outlook is also bleak for his future. Initial talks with potential suitors for the Ecuadorian have been dropped because of his serious disciplinary issues and reports that he is facing severe financial problems, which would make negotiations more expensive.

AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR has learned that at least three clubs spoke with Pepe Chamurro, Arboleda’s agent. But none of them wanted to move forward. The obvious explanation is that they are waiting for the outcome of his situation with São Paulo. But everyone knows the issue runs much deeper than that.

LDU of Ecuador, Internacional and Vasco were interested in the Ecuadorian’s football. But they quickly backed out after looking deeper into the situation and speaking with São Paulo.

Sources from São Paulo’s leadership told the outlet that LDU and Inter made initial contact asking about Arboleda. A rough proposal came from the club from Rio Grande do Sul, in a swap involving defensive midfielder Thiago Maia. But they quickly backed off after hearing about the disciplinary incidents and the way the center-back is paid.

In the latest contract renewal, concerned about the defender’s debts, São Paulo decided to take on the Ecuadorian’s outstanding liabilities totaling R$ 7 million with former agents, unpaid rent, car-related debts, among others.

That money, which would have been paid to Arboleda as a signing bonus, was instead passed on by the Tricolor to the defender’s creditors. Even so, he began earning R$ 700,000 per month, with another R$ 1.5 million spread out over the course of the new deal, which runs until December 2027.

But the club was informed that new debts had arisen. His former lawyer, for example, managed to freeze the player’s bank accounts and Porsche. Other legal actions have also emerged.

In other words, to put it plainly, signing Arboleda means having to take on those legal expenses. Especially because if a unilateral termination for job abandonment happens, São Paulo will no longer act as guarantor for the defender.

In Vasco’s case, the initial contact was for a loan until the end of the year with a purchase option set for the end. The Tricolor refused. Arboleda’s camp then reached out to Vasco’s camp, but it seems discipline was a factor, and not even Renato Gaúcho, famous for liking to work with “bad boys” (the Rio club, for example, is close to signing Corinthians’ Martínez, who also went missing on his club earlier this year), wants to work with the Ecuadorian.

Arboleda has not shown up at São Paulo since Saturday (4). At the start of the week, the 34-year-old player, the longest-serving member and most-capped player in the current squad, called Rafinha and promised to return to discuss the contract termination, which did not happen. The Tricolor understands that this was not an official communication and, therefore, that the 24-hour deadline given to the defender expired and he has abandoned his job, opening the door to dismissal for cause.

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