At the deadline! São Paulo settle with Novorizontino to avoid ban | OneFootball

São Paulo has moved closer to an agreement with Grêmio Novorizontino’s board to renegotiate the debt related to the signing of 19-year-old defensive midfielder Djhordney.

The clubs are in the final stage of formalizing the bureaucratic procedures to seal a new installment plan for the outstanding financial obligations, with full payment set to be completed by the end of the 2026 season, as initially reported by UOL.

The deal to sign the young player was completed at the beginning of the year for R$1 million. The original structure of the agreement, signed in January, provided for the amount to be split into five fixed installments of R$200,000. However, Tricolor failed to meet the agreed payment deadlines, prompting collection efforts from the team from the interior of São Paulo state.

Up against the deadline

Because of the delayed payment, São Paulo was notified by the newly implemented Financial Fair Play Agency of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The body set a 45-day deadline, announced on August 12, for São Paulo’s board to regularize the financial situation before the case was sent to FIFA for the imposition of a registration ban.

This was the first severe punishment applied to a Série A club under the entity’s new financial responsibility guidelines. The deadline set by the CBF was due to expire this weekend.

In an official statement sent to the press, Grêmio Novorizontino’s board confirmed the positive progress of the talks between the parties.

“Grêmio Novorizontino informs that a new installment agreement is being finalized between the clubs, so that it can be fulfilled by the end of this season. At the moment, the clubs are settling bureaucratic details for its formalization.”

At the time, São Paulo had already stated that it had promptly begun talks with Novorizontino to renegotiate the payment.

“Before the agency’s decision was published, São Paulo Futebol Clube, through president Harry Massis, contacted Genilson Rocha, president of Grêmio Novorizontino, and arranged a payment agreement. The parties are awaiting alignment between the clubs’ legal departments for the formalization of the commitment,” the club’s official statement highlighted.

It became common

The Djhordney imbroglio required swift action from the board to avoid repeat operational punishments in the current season. São Paulo had already faced a transfer ban in 2026 due to failing to meet payment deadlines for installments related to the signing of midfielder Marcos Antônio from Lazio, of Italy.

At the time of the previous sanction, the Morumbi leadership managed to raise the necessary funds to settle the debt with the Italian club after about two weeks of restriction, restoring the ability to register new signings in the CBF’s Daily Information Bulletin (BID).

In addition, in 2025, the club was also punished by FIFA for delayed payments to Calleri’s staff, as well as a debt to Cerro Porteño for the purchase of Bobadilla.

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