São Paulo reject Vitória bid, offer Arboleda for Botafogo midfielder | OneFootball

São Paulo definitively ended talks on Wednesday (27) with Vitória over sending center-back Arboleda out on loan.

According to what AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR has learned, the Bahia-based club approached the São Paulo side again in the morning with a new offer, this time agreeing to pay the 34-year-old player’s full wages through the end of this season.

It was the second time Vitória had spoken with Tricolor about Arboleda. Last weekend, representatives of an adult entertainment website that sponsors the Salvador (BA) club led the talks to sign the Ecuadorian, who was sidelined after abandoning the team for a month. On that occasion, they proposed paying half of his wages, plus a fee for the temporary transfer.

São Paulo’s refusal led one of Vitória’s directors to make a curious statement to local beat reporters, trying to cool the expectations of the red-and-black fans.

At first, the deal is not internally seen by São Paulo as one of the worst options, after all the Bahia club would be an excellent showcase (even more so because of its strong campaign in the Brazilian Championship). But there are reasons for it to be turned down…

The main one involves other clubs interested in Arboleda. As AMT has already revealed, the center-back’s camp openly says there is interest from Saudi football in him.

But Vitória is not the only club monitoring him here in Brazil. São Paulo was approached by people from Botafogo in recent days, wanting to know about his situation. That encouraged Tricolor’s directors, since the Morumbi club has midfielder Newton on the list of players requested by coach Dorival Júnior.

Initial talks over a swap involving the two names have taken place, but São Paulo has run into issues with the structure of the deal. While the Rio club prioritizes a permanent sale of the player, Tricolor, which is going through a delicate financial situation, is trying to make a loan deal work and is studying how to structure the offer without compromising its budget.

This season, Newton has played 17 matches for Botafogo and scored one goal, even filling in at center-back before losing space in the squad.

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