Olten’s São Paulo committee to approve Ticketmaster deal, with caveats | OneFootball

The committee of advisors appointed by the president of São Paulo’s Deliberative Council, Olten Ayres Júnior, is expected to deliver its final opinion this week on the draft contract between the club and Ticketmaster.

After a thorough analysis of the bidding terms, the tendency is for the group to recommend approval of the deal, but with reservations before the decisive vote in the full council, according to initial reporting by journalist Daniel Perrone this Sunday (13).

Members of the group concluded that the bidding process took place without operational irregularities and that Ticketmaster’s proposal offered the most advantageous conditions within the technical and financial parameters required by the club. The reservations that will accompany the document, however, are focused on the allocation of the financial contributions.

Sources linked to the process indicate that the advisors will require that the funds from the advance payment — expected to be deposited within 45 days after the contract is signed — be earmarked exclusively for the payment of tax obligations and the settlement of salaries and image rights currently overdue to the professional squad and staff.

Background of the committee and bidding process

The special committee was established on September 1, 2026, following a formal complaint by NewC, a competing company in the bidding process. The bidder claimed to have submitted a substantially higher offer — estimated at R$ 500 million — to take over the management of ticket sales, luxury boxes, and the Morumbi Stadium membership program.

In response to the questions raised, São Paulo’s board argued that NewC’s proposal did not meet the deadlines and formal requirements set out in the bidding terms, emphasizing that the deal with Ticketmaster had already received a favorable opinion from the Board of Directors.

The partnership provides for an initial financial advance estimated at between R$ 110 million and R$ 140 million. Additionally, the contract provides for the possibility of an extra advance of R$ 75 million next year, conditioned on the granting of management of payment operations (card machines) at the stadium.

The working group underwent changes to its original composition. Daurio Speranzini Junior and Marcel de Siqueira Bonilha left the committee due to professional commitments and were replaced by Jonathan Ferreira and Rosalvo Beiro, who joined Daniel Fonseca and Flávio Marques to speed up the preparation of the final report.

The delivery of the opinion will represent the final step before the contract is submitted for consideration by the plenary of the Deliberative Council, whose approval is essential for the formal signing of the new commercial agreement.

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