São Paulo boss expects major shake-up for 2026: "It should be big" | OneFootball

Coach Hernán Crespo anticipates significant changes at São Paulo for the next season. With the year 2025 officially concluded after the 1-0 defeat to Vitória this Sunday at Barradão, the Argentine coach will now monitor the board's backstage movements to promote improvements in all areas of the club.

Despite evident dissatisfaction with some issues, Hernán Crespo once again emphasized that he will continue with São Paulo in 2026. However, the coach's patience has been increasingly tested.

“It should be great, let's see if we can. We continue because we know the place we occupy, we know it will be a difficult season for everyone, but we have the privilege of working in a huge team like São Paulo, with all the difficulties. The idea is to help and slowly restore the club to its rightful place in history,” he stated.

Some names from the current squad have an uncertain future at São Paulo. One of them is Rigoni, whose contract ends at the end of this month. Crespo chose not to confirm the Argentine forward's fate but assured that he has already given his position to the board in closed-door meetings.

“I will not talk about personal matters because they are personal. The board knows each one's situation, what we think. Now is the time to act. I believe every player here at São Paulo and everyone outside São Paulo who has been monitored will be informed,” he concluded.

The São Paulo squad is officially on vacation and will return on January 2nd to begin the pre-season, which will take place at CFA Laudo Natel, in Cotia, at the club's youth academy complex.

The official debut of Tricolor in the season has not yet been set, but it will take place on the weekend of January 10th and 11th, against Mirassol, away from home, in the Paulista Championship.

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