Rafinha link sees São Paulo shelve talks over Cotia graduate's return | OneFootball

Due to the blatant lack of ethics, São Paulo decided to definitively end talks to sign an attacking midfielder recommended by coach Dorival Júnior and who is already well known to the fans: Gabriel Boschilia.

Currently at Operário-PR, the player emerged as a potential signing over the past week. In addition to being approved by Dorival and his coaching staff, the deal met the club’s financial requirements (Boschilia has a release clause in the event of an offer from a Série A team).

However, one detail derailed the negotiation: the midfielder is represented by a company that has ties to Rafinha, the club’s current technical coordinator.

The “small detail” led São Paulo to give up even opening negotiations, concerned about the negative backlash the signing could generate.

Developed in Tricolor’s youth academy, the 30-year-old had a spell with the first team between 2013 and 2015, when he was sold to Monaco of France for 9 million euros.

Currently playing in Brazil’s Série B for the Paraná-based club, Boschilia has posted standout numbers this season, with nine goals and three assists in 28 appearances.

Since leaving Brazilian football for Europe, the midfielder has had spells at Standard Liège (Belgium), Nantes (France), Internacional, Coritiba, and in Hungarian football before establishing himself at Operário.

Aligned with the club’s financial profile Although São Paulo’s football department has not yet officially commented on the negotiations, the possible signing of the player is in line with the institution’s current financial planning. Faced with budget restrictions, the board is prioritizing the recruitment of players at the end of their contracts, available on free transfers without acquisition costs for economic rights or with low operating costs.

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