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

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

Developed in the youth academy at Cotia, the player received 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 behind the scenes at the club indicate that offers in the region of 8 million euros could seal the deal.

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

Financial deadlock and dependence on the Ticketmaster contract

The rejection comes at a time of extreme fragility in the club’s finances. 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 regularize the debts by the end of September.

The administration’s budget planning depends directly on the advance of R$140 million предусмотренной 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, the pressure on cash flow could force the board to reassess the sale of the young talent from Cotia.

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. Observers from the Turkish club see in the young Brazilian playing characteristics similar to those of former midfielder Alex, a historic idol of the Istanbul team.

Unable to secure a consistent run of minutes in the senior squad under the current coaching staff, the player has the following numbers this season:

Senior Squad: 9 matches played and 1 assist.

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