Fluminense offer midfielder in swap deal for Alisson | OneFootball

São Paulo has agreed to loan Alisson to Fluminense until the end of the year, with a fixed purchase option. This is already known. However, what few are aware of is that this was not the first negotiation model proposed by the Rio team to secure the former number 25 of the tricolor.

According to AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR, before the parties reached an agreement this week, Fluminense attempted another proposal model to have Alisson permanently this season: they offered a swap for their midfielder, Otávio.

Formerly of Athletico-PR and Atlético-MG, Otávio did not win the favor of coach Luis Zubeldía and is practically out of the plans. So much so that the Rio club signed Alisson. The 31-year-old player has only played in five matches this season, four in the Campeonato Carioca and one in the Brasileirão.

The information about the swap suggestion was initially disclosed by journalist Rafael Coutinho, from the page ‘Radar da Bola‘.

AMT found that the talks began last week and Otávio's name did not appeal at all internally at São Paulo. The evaluation is that he is an expensive player of advanced age, a profile from which the Tricolor has been steering clear lately.

Moreover, the Morumbi club wants to see better utilization of homegrown talents like Negrucci, Djhordney, and Hugo Leonardo.

Faced with the refusal and the counterproposal for a loan, the negotiation was unlocked in the manner desired by São Paulo.

According to AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR, to facilitate the negotiation, the former São Paulo number 25 even waived amounts he was still due, such as signing bonuses, image rights, and bonuses. At Fluminense, he will earn a higher salary.

As already known, the part where Alisson waives some rights will serve as a form of payment since the loan will be free. The Rio team will only cover the full salary of the player.

Additionally, the contract will contain two main triggers: a purchase option of 2.5 million euros (about R$ 15.3 million) and a penalty for Alisson to play against the Morumbi Tricolor during the loan, valued at an additional R$ 2 million.

Overall, Alisson's departure will save approximately R$ 7 million for the Morumbi club's coffers, including R$ 5.5 million in salary until the end of the season and an additional R$ 2 million of debt forgiven by the former number 25.

Alisson is the third São Paulo player to be negotiated in the current transfer window. Before him, the club sold midfielder Rodriguinho to Bragantino for 3 million dollars (about R$ 15.6 million) and forward Erick to Vitória for R$ 6.3 million.

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