Breaking: São Paulo reject Belgian club bid for Pedro Ferreira | OneFootball

São Paulo turned down an official offer from Westerlo, Belgium, for 19-year-old midfielder Pedro Ferreira in recent days.

Developed in the club’s youth academy in Cotia, the player drew a bid of 4 million euros (around R$24.5 million) for 70% of his economic rights.

São Paulo’s board has set the ideal sale price at 10 million euros, but sources inside the club indicate that offers in the region of 8 million euros could get the deal done.

Although the Belgian club is considering submitting a counteroffer of 4 million euros plus targets and variable bonuses, the expectation is that São Paulo’s leadership will maintain its refusal.

Financial deadlock and dependence on the Ticketmaster contract

The rejection comes at a time of extreme financial fragility for the club. The administration of president Harry Massis had promised the players that all outstanding payments and overdue image rights would be settled by August, a commitment that was not fulfilled. The board’s new target is to clear the debts by the end of September.

The administration’s budget planning depends directly on the advance payment of R$140 million предусмотрed in the contract with Ticketmaster. However, the process in the Deliberative Council remains stalled by political obstacles and delays in the vote. If the financial injection is not released in time, pressure on cash flow could force the board to reconsider the sale of the young Cotia talent.

European interest and the player’s numbers

In addition to interest from Belgian football, Pedro Ferreira is also being closely monitored by Fenerbahçe of Turkey. Scouts from the Turkish club see in the young Brazilian playing traits similar to those of former midfielder Alex, a historic idol of the Istanbul side.

Unable to secure a consistent run of minutes with the first team under the current coaching staff, the player has the following numbers this season:

First Team: 9 appearances and 1 assist.

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