Breaking: FIFA imposes transfer ban, São Paulo can't register signings | OneFootball

São Paulo has been hit with a FIFA transfer ban and is temporarily barred from registering new players.

The sanction imposed this Tuesday (21) stems from the non-payment of the first installment related to the permanent signing of midfielder Marcos Antônio from Lazio of Italy, an amount estimated at 1.05 million euros (around R$ 6.08 million). The full agreement with the Italian club provided for the amount to be paid in four installments.

Marcos Antônio is regarded as one of the key pieces in the team led by Dorival Júnior. In March this year, Tricolor terminated the previous loan deal and signed the defensive midfielder on a permanent contract through 2030, granting him a salary increase and setting release clauses of 100 million euros for abroad and R$ 900 million for the domestic market, after fending off approaches from Flamengo in recent transfer windows.

The punishment directly affects the club’s use of its new signings. Among the recent arrivals, defensive midfielder Newton was the first to have his registration completed in the CBF’s Daily Information Bulletin (BID) in time and is cleared to play.

Right-back Aurélio Buta and forward Victor Sá were fortunate and were registered on Tuesday afternoon, since the club had submitted the request before FIFA’s block, and both are cleared to make their debut for Tricolor. The official signing of center-back Domingos Duarte is frozen until the sanction is lifted.

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