São Paulo let Patryck go, Nicolas steps up as top Cotia left-back | OneFootball

São Paulo has accepted the new offer from Pafos, Cyprus, for left-back Patryck and has agreed to the departure of the young player developed in its youth academy in Cotia.

AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR reported this Thursday (4th) that the Cypriot team increased its offer, which was initially rejected by São Paulo, now to 200 thousand euros (about R$ 1.2 million) for a one-year loan of the player, with a mandatory purchase clause for 50% of his rights for 2 million euros (approximately R$ 12.7 million) after the period, if certain goals are met.

The team where defender David Luiz plays, Pafos, is qualified for the league phase of the UEFA Champions League. Patryck will join as a new reinforcement starting this mid-year. The left-back is already traveling to Cyprus this weekend, as initially reported by the portal GE.com.

The previous offer from the Cypriots was about US$ 100,000 (approximately R$ 545,000) for the transfer of the São Paulo player, with the clause close to R$ 8.2 million.

The Morumbi club decided to reject the approaches, considering the amount too low. The justification is that Patryck has several appearances for Brazil’s youth national teams, which makes him more valuable than estimated.

Questioned by part of the fans, Patryck was once included in the list of potential loan candidates by former coach Luis Zubeldía. However, with Hernán Crespo, the Cotia revelation rose in status and even received public praise from the coach for supposedly performing well in training, even when improvised as a center-back.

This season, the young left-back played in eight matches for Tricolor, being listed for another 31 games without leaving the bench. His departure opens space for a new revelation from Cotia, Nicolas Bosshardt.

EUROPEANS CALLED HIM THE BEST IN THE WORLD

For those who don’t know him yet, Nicolas is already quite famous in São Paulo’s youth categories, a club he has been with since the under-11s, back in 2018. Now, at 18 years old, he received his first call-ups from Hernán Crespo to the senior team and was on the bench for Tricolor in some recent matches.

Bosshardt began to attract great attention in 2024, already with the Tricolor’s under-17s, showing himself to be a highly skilled left-back with a strong offensive vocation, scoring goals for the team. The newspaper Às, one of Spain’s leading publications, named Nicolas as the best left-back in the world at the time in his category. European giants like Barcelona have had their scouts eyeing the Cotia gem for some time now.

São Paulo knows the size of the talent it has in its hands, and has already renewed the young player’s contract, now valid until 2029.

“I just have to thank God for another achievement in my life, the result of a lot of effort and daily dedication. I’m extremely happy to be renewing with São Paulo for another 4 years. Grateful for everything this club has done for me over all these years. Happy to be able to continue defending this giant club with all my will,” said the Cotia-trained athlete upon signing the renewal.

Being a left-back with very offensive characteristics, Nicolas is now also being used in the under-20s as a midfielder or left winger. The contract extension with Tricolor happened during a period of intense international interest in the player.

In May this year, Nicolas participated in several training sessions with Stuttgart’s under-21 team, as part of a partnership between the German club and São Paulo to promote exchanges with young athletes from both teams. Stuttgart’s official website even reported that the left-back made a good impression during the training sessions with their youth team.

This Friday (5th), Nicolas Bosshardt returned to São Paulo’s under-20 team, playing in the round of 16 of the Paulistão in the category, against Mauá. Now, in the senior team, he will be the third option to cover for any absences of the experienced Wendell and Enzo Díaz, who own the left flank for Tricolor under Crespo. The revelation fits well into the team’s new scheme, which bets on full-backs with more offensive freedom.

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