São Paulo attempt move for Botafogo's Artur | OneFootball

São Paulo are racing against time to complete the signing of Botafogo forward Artur. The club’s board is trying to make a one-year loan deal happen.

At 28, Artur is well known to head coach Roger Machado. The two worked together at Palmeiras in 2018 and at Bahia in 2019. He played 44 matches under the coach, with 16 wins, 16 draws and 12 losses, as well as eight goals and seven assists from the forward.

Artur has played for Botafogo since 2025, after a spell at Zenit in Russia. For the Rio club, he has made 60 appearances, scored 10 goals and provided five assists. During his time in Europe, he played 35 matches, with seven goals and two assists.

This season, the forward has lost ground and has mainly been used as a substitute. Of the 12 matches he has played in 2026, he started only five, scoring two goals.

São Paulo have until the end of this Friday to complete the deal, as the transfer window closes at 11:59 p.m. (Brasília time).

*By Alexandre Silvestre

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