Cruzeiro to open talks with São Paulo for Alisson as owner pushes | 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 Minas Gerais team is a sort of requirement from the supermarket industry businessman.

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

The information was gathered by AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR from people within the now midfielder's staff.

The reason for the almost obsession of the Minas Gerais boss for the São Paulo player dates back to the past. Alisson was revealed at Cruzeiro and was part of the youth categories of the blue team at a time when Lourenço provided financial support and held an informal position in the lower ranks.

In short, 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 away from São Paulo due to psychological issues.

All this closeness, of course, means that Alisson's name is constantly considered at his former home. It was like this in the previous windows of the year. It will be like this now.

Originally a right-winger, Alisson has been playing as a midfielder for Tricolor since 2023, when he was improvised by Dorival Júnior during the Copa do Brasil title campaign. It was the player's comeback, who had been criticized until then and had personal problems.

The good phase even led to his name being considered for a call-up to the Brazilian National Team, but the arrival of Hernán Crespo and the shift to a three-defender system caused him to lose space within São Paulo itself, overshadowed by Marcos Antônio and Bobadilla and becoming a substitute.

Even in decline, the number 25 finished the year as the fourth player with the most appearances in the season. He played 54 games, 14 of which he came off the bench. In only two games he was listed but did not enter the field. He scored just one goal in the year.

São Paulo has no plans to release Alisson, but as they say, in financial difficulties, if the price is right, why not... On the blue side, there is confidence in doing business with Tricolor after the goodwill in releasing Dinenno in June.

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