Cruzeiro owner demands action, talks with São Paulo set to sign Alisson | OneFootball

By order of Pedro Lourenço, owner of its SAF, Cruzeiro is expected to open negotiations in the coming days to sign Alisson from São Paulo.

AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR has learned that the move of the now-midfielder to the team from Minas Gerais is a kind of demand from the businessman in the supermarket sector.

The most attentive will remember that this conversation is not new. Cruzeiro had already made inquiries about Alisson in the last two transfer windows.

The information was obtained by AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR from people close to the now-midfielder's staff.

The reason for the almost obsession of the Minas Gerais boss with the São Paulo player goes back to the past. Alisson was developed at Cruzeiro and was part of the blue team's youth academy at a time when Lourenço was providing financial support and held an informal position in the lower divisions.

In other words, Alisson is a kind of ‘protégé’ of Pedrinho BH. To the point that the businessman helped him at the end of 2022, when the player was sidelined at São Paulo due to psychological issues.

All this closeness, of course, means that Alisson’s name is constantly brought up at his former club. That was the case in previous transfer windows this year. And it will be the same now.

Originally a right winger, Alisson has played as a midfielder for Tricolor since 2023, when he was adapted by Dorival Júnior during the Copa do Brasil title campaign. It was the player’s comeback, previously criticized and dealing with personal problems.

His good form even led to speculation about a call-up to the Brazilian National Team, but the arrival of Hernán Crespo and the switch to a three-center-back system caused him to lose space at São Paulo, overshadowed by Marcos Antônio and Bobadilla, becoming a substitute.

Even in a low phase, the number 25 finished the year as the fourth most used player of the season. He played 54 matches, 14 of them coming off the bench. Only in two matches he was available for did he not take the field. He scored just one goal all year.

São Paulo has no plans to release Alisson, but as the saying goes, in financial difficulties, if the price is right, what’s the harm… On the blue side, there is confidence in doing business with Tricolor after the goodwill shown in releasing Dinenno in June.

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