Life’s tough: São Paulo asked about Everton Cebolinha, but no luck | OneFootball

Dreaming doesn't cost anything, right? Well, in the current São Paulo, even aiming for something can be tough.

As AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR found out, the Morumbi club got excited when reading in the press that Everton Cebolinha wants to leave Flamengo to get more playing time (in the Rio team, he is merely a luxury substitute).

In a planning meeting of the board right after the defeat to Mirassol in October, the name of the winger, who gained notoriety at Grêmio, was suggested. Initially, there was laughter. But then it was noted that the 29-year-old player's contract ends in June. In other words, he can sign a pre-contract with whoever he wants starting in January.

What was initially treated as a joke took on a serious tone when it was found that Cebolinha's agent is Giuliano Bertolucci, an agent with whom President Julio Casares maintains a good relationship (especially after settling past debts with him).

And thus a 'Cebolinha Project' was set up, as frustrating as it was quick. In less than a week, the Tricolor gave up on its dream after being informed of the amounts the winger wants to receive.

Well, in Gávea, Cebolinha earns something over R$ 1 million monthly. It's not that São Paulo thinks he's not worth all that. On the contrary. But the current scenario of absolute financial crisis, with debts nearing R$ 1 billion, would already make a proposal unfeasible.

It goes beyond that. In the current São Paulo, only four players receive salaries in the same range as the Flamengo winger. And then the paradox was studied. How would the squad accept a star-studded name? At that specific moment, the debts of image rights with the athletes were leaked. And the group's mood was one of dissatisfaction with Casares' statements that the financial moment was good.

Aware that a negotiation would inevitably leak, further inflaming the environment, the directors backed off. They thanked Bertolucci and returned to the reality of monitoring more modest names, like Guilherme from Santos.

Cebolinha is getting closer to leaving Flamengo with each passing day. This year he scored four goals and provided four assists in 40 games, most of them coming off the bench. His recent statements make it clear he wishes to transfer to gain more playing time (and prominence). And his name has started being mentioned by clubs with much better financial conditions than São Paulo, resigned to the difficulties it faces. And with a not very optimistic future, surrounded by transfer bans and desperate searches for funds to secure resources.

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