End of an era: São Paulo face battle for Luan, set release terms | OneFootball

Defensive midfielder Luan, 27, should have his future decided in the coming weeks. Out of São Paulo’s coaching staff plans, the player has been placed on the transfer list and is already drawing interest from clubs in the domestic scene. Chapecoense made an initial inquiry to ask about the terms of a deal, while Remo and Juventude are also monitoring the player’s situation.

São Paulo’s board has given the green light for Luan’s representatives to find him a new destination and does not intend to create obstacles to his departure. However, the club has set a clear financial condition to complete the transfer: the interested team must fully take on the midfielder’s wages. In other words, a loan deal until the end of the year, when his contract expires, is off the table (those had been the inquiries received by Tricolor since the start of the year).

The move is part of the squad overhaul plan launched during the calendar break for the World Cup. With the wage bill reduced and space freed up in the squad, Tricolor is looking to optimize its financial planning for the second half of the year. The São Paulo hierarchy expects to resolve the situation in early July.

End of a cycle and his history at the club

A product of Cotia’s youth academy, Luan is nearing the end of his journey at Morumbi. The defensive midfielder played a standout role at the club, being one of the key figures in the 2021 Campeonato Paulista title run, when he scored the championship-winning goal in the final against Palmeiras.

In recent years, however, the midfielder lost ground in the first team due to a string of serious injuries, inconsistent fitness, and constant changes in the coaching staff. With only six months left on his contract, the current expectation is that his departure will be permanent, bringing his spell at the Morumbi club to an end.

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