Good deal? Botafogo may pay São Paulo twice what Ferraresi cost | OneFootball

São Paulo finalized this Friday (6) the loan of defender Nahuel Ferraresi to Botafogo. The Venezuelan is already in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), where he underwent medical exams and signed the contract.

Even though many Tricolor fans were skeptical about the deal, the fact is that the Morumbi club agreed to, let’s say, generous terms for the player. With a contract until 2028, Ferraresi was showing clear signs that he was not part of Hernán Crespo’s main plans: in the current season, he played in five matches for São Paulo, only two of them as a starter.

Ferraresi arrived at Morumbi in 2022, on loan from the City Group. After his performance was approved in that second half of the year, he was eventually bought outright by the club for 4.3 million euros (about R$ 23 million at the exchange rate at the time).

A starter for the Venezuelan national team, the deal with Botafogo suggests an increase in value: for the loan, the Rio club will pay R$ 400,000 upfront, with a clause for an additional R$ 400,000 if he meets productivity targets (that is, number of matches played).

In the contract signed between the two clubs, there is a purchase option for 6 million euros (R$ 36 million at the current exchange rate), plus a 1 million euro (R$ 6 million) bonus.

In other words, Ferraresi could bring São Paulo a total of R$ 45 million, almost double what was paid for his transfer from City.

The defense is one of the best-stocked sectors of the São Paulo squad. With Crespo’s decision to stop using three players in the position, there are six names immediately available for two spots (Dória, Rafael Tolói, Arboleda, Alan Franco, and Sabino), not to mention two youth players who usually train at Barra Funda (Igão and Isac).

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