Even the bonus didn't help: São Paulo get R$6m from PSG for Beraldo target | OneFootball

At the end of the last European season, São Paulo received a bonus from PSG for targets met by former center-back Beraldo, who was sold to the French club in January 2024. However, not even that extra cash helped the club’s calamitous financial situation, as it entered this month of September with delays in paying the squad’s official salaries.

In the contract signed between the clubs at the time of the transfer, a bonus was предусмотрена based on minutes played and appearances. The clause stipulated the payment of 1 million euros (almost R$6 million at the exchange rate of the day) if the Cotia academy product reached 60 official matches for the Parisian side.

The target was reached at the end of the last European season, triggering the clause as agreed, as confirmed by São Paulo, which received the stipulated amount from Paris.

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Earlier this month, Lucas Beraldo renewed his contract with Paris Saint-Germain until June 2031, but the deal will not generate any new immediate financial payments to São Paulo’s coffers.

Although the young defender continues to rise in Europe, the contract renewal does not include triggers or additional performance clauses in favor of the Tricolor side, which no longer holds a percentage of the player’s economic rights.

With the new deal extended by three more seasons compared to the initial contract — which was due to expire in 2028 — the only financial compensation São Paulo may receive in the future involving Beraldo will be tied to FIFA’s Solidarity Mechanism, in the event of a transfer for a fee to another club, as São Paulo was responsible for his development from the youth ranks to the professional team.

A starter and now established in European football, Lucas Beraldo has made 92 appearances in the Paris Saint-Germain shirt, scoring five goals. The defender was part of the squad that won back-to-back UEFA Champions League titles, and he converted one of the penalties in the shootout against Arsenal in the final of the latest edition of the continental competition.

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