Behind the scenes: shocked board set weekend deadline to lift ban | OneFootball

São Paulo’s board has set next weekend as the deadline to settle the debt with Lazio and lift the transfer ban imposed by FIFA.

President Harry Massis is leading the talks together with financial director Sergio Pimenta to raise the necessary funds and make the payment of approximately 1 million euros (R$ 5.8 million), corresponding to the first installment for the permanent signing of defensive midfielder Marcos Antônio.

Resolving the ban is being treated as an absolute priority to make the signing of center-back Domingos Duarte possible.

Although the Portuguese player already has a verbal agreement with the club, the contract signing and the submission of the registration documents depend on the end of the international sanction.

On the other hand, the football department managed to secure the registration of right-back Aurélio Buta and forward Victor Sá.

As the documentation for both was submitted to the CBF and FIFA on the first day the transfer window opened, before the punishment was officially imposed, the pair’s registration was approved.

Victor Sá, in fact, was included in the squad for this Wednesday’s (22) Brasileirão match against Athletico-PR at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), in Bragança Paulista (SP) — with the venue changed due to the concert schedule at Morumbi.

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