São Paulo: Bragantino to sign Rodriguinho after impeachment vote | OneFootball

As AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR revealed on Wednesday (7), São Paulo has finalized the sale of Rodriguinho to Bragantino. The deal will bring around 3 million euros (approximately R$ 18.9 million) to Morumbi's coffers, in exchange for 50% of the rights. And to think that last year, when negotiations for renewal began, the management spread the word that they expected to raise more than R$ 100 million…

But, anyway, the current reality has changed. And among the optimistic projections of the more, let's say, hopeful ones, that Rodriguinho could bring in a good amount of money in the future when Bragantino resells him (citing Helinho as an example), a backstage buzz ended up going unnoticed.

According to Bragantino sources consulted by the report, Rodriguinho has already signed a five-year contract with the team from the interior. But the deal is still considered ‘in progress’ simply because they don't want things to become more sour on the São Paulo side, buried in scandals and accusations.

The assessment is that the official communication of Rodriguinho's sale, always regarded by fans as one of the most promising names from Cotia, but without a clear sequence to justify the status, could further disrupt the atmosphere, already tumultuous with the impeachment vote of president Julio Casares next week.

There is an informal agreement for the matter to be officially sealed only next week. Meanwhile, Rodriguinho will continue training normally at the CT. But he will evidently not play in the club's season opener at Morumbi on Sunday (11), against Mirassol, away, for the Paulista Championship.

As AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR found out, the decision by the Morumbi club to sell its jewel was due to the total lack of progress in negotiations with the 21-year-old player's staff for contract renewal.

Rodriguinho is under contract with São Paulo until December. And without an agreement for renewal, he could sign a pre-agreement with another club from July.

Internally at the club, the matter is handled clearly: his agents will precisely wait until mid-year to arrange his departure. And Tricolor wants to act in advance to avoid being left empty-handed in a negotiation.

Meanwhile, according to sources from Morumbi heard, the staff did not present the European offers they claimed to have, São Paulo officially put the player on the market in December, when they agreed to negotiate him with Botafogo in the infamous player swap that did not materialize.

No matter, as the signal was clear. And it was evident that interested parties would appear. Rodriguinho fits the profile of a signing that interests Bragantino: young, well-trained in Cotia, and with resale potential.

So far, the scenario is one of interest and inquiry, without a formal offer. São Paulo observes the movement, knowing that the midfielder's contractual situation may force the club to choose between renewing or negotiating before he enters the last year of his contract.

São Paulo claims to have approached Rodriguinho's staff at least three times last year to try to renew the contract. However, the salary demand was well above what the club intended to pay. To try to reach an agreement, Tricolor even attempted to shorten the suggested contract duration: from 2029 in the initial negotiations, it went to 2028 in the latest talks.

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