Barra Funda shake-up: Dinenno leaves, Patryck offer promised | OneFootball

The promise of having a hefty list of departures in the next transfer window is starting to be fulfilled at São Paulo after the end of the Brazilian Championship.

This Monday (8), as reported by AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR, two members of the squad have set their departures from the Morumbi club in motion.

One is not exactly news. Signed on an emergency basis back in June, forward Juan Dinenno has agreed to a pre-contract with the Colombians of Deportivo Cali.

AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR revealed in October that, already out of the club’s plans, the player had been offered to the market by his agents.

In fact, it would be a return, since the 31-year-old played for the Colombian club in the 2019 season, when he scored 27 goals in 55 matches—a performance that established him as one of the team’s key figures during that period.

Dinenno has not played for Tricolor since the 1-0 defeat to Ceará at Morumbi on September 29. After sitting on the bench and not being used by coach Hernán Crespo in the next two matches, against Fortaleza and Palmeiras, the Argentine ended up needing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.

He was cleared by the medical department last week, but the club decided to release him from the last match of the year, the defeat to Vitória on Sunday (7).

This Monday, the Argentine was at the Barra Funda training center cleaning out his locker and saying goodbye to the few staff members who had not been fired or were not on vacation.

In total, he played only eight matches for Tricolor, just three as a starter, with one goal scored. The forward’s contract with São Paulo runs only until the end of the year. To secure a renewal, he needed to meet certain performance clauses.

Dinenno arrived from Cruzeiro, where his stint was hampered by a serious injury. Out of the plans in Minas Gerais, he agreed to terminate his contract to come to São Paulo.

Curiously, Tricolor actually wanted another striker from the blue team: Lautaro Díaz, who ended up going to rivals Santos. Like Dinenno, he was also sidelined at Cruzeiro. However, the name of the São Paulo nemesis in the 2022 Copa Sudamericana final was vetoed by then-coach Luis Zubeldía, who preferred the option that was eventually signed.

Without Zubeldía, who left shortly after his arrival, Dinenno lost whatever standing he barely had and became a reserve under Hernán Crespo, even though São Paulo was suffering from the absence of all three of its other center-forwards (Calleri, André Silva, and Ryan Francisco), all in Reffis recovering from knee surgeries.

Dinenno is literally packed and ready to leave Tricolor (Rubens Chiri/SPFC)

THE DEPARTURE LIST IS GROWING

Another player close to leaving São Paulo is left-back Patryck. With the professional squad since 2022, the 22-year-old player is aware that the little space he had in the squad is now gone and has decided to seek new opportunities.

With a contract until the end of April 2027, Tricolor’s idea is to negotiate a permanent transfer. But a loan could also be suitable. According to the report, his staff has been holding meetings for about 15 days and promised to present a proposal later this week.

In the middle of the year, Pafos, a club from Cyprus that competes in the Champions League, had agreed to loan the youngster with an option to buy. But the closing of the transfer window made progress difficult. The team has maintained its interest in the left-back and could be among the interested parties by the end of the year.

Patryck played a total of ten matches this year, five as a starter. With the arrivals of Enzo Díaz and Wendell, he became the third option for the position. He was given a chance by Crespo in the defeat to Corinthians in Itaquera for the Brazilian Championship, on November 20, but was substituted at halftime and completely lost favor with the coach and the fans. Since then, he has only been on the bench, watching players like Ferreirinha and Lucca play out of position in his role.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.