São Paulo sign two foreign talents, target Náutico starlet for Cotia | OneFootball

São Paulo continues to strengthen its youth teams in Cotia, with international names scouted by the club’s scouting team. The Tricolor has secured the signings of two young foreign players who will arrive next year, and is still negotiating with a rising star from Náutico, in Pernambuco.

Two foreign prospects, one from Africa and another from Central America, impressed the scouts and were signed by São Paulo, according to information confirmed by AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR.

AFRICAN TALENT FROM ACADEMY

Ghanaian midfielder Ridwan Mohammed, whose name was already being contested by some Spanish clubs eyeing the rising star, is one of the standouts at the Young African Promises academy, renowned for developing young players on the continent who move on to Europe.

Ridwan will be another African bet for Tricolor, which already had in its U-20 squad King Faisal, also from Ghana, and midfielder Iba Ly from Senegal, who still belongs to São Paulo but is currently on loan to Retrô.

Still only 17 years old, the central midfielder is expected to join the Tricolor U-20 squad only when he turns 18, in August next year. Check out this amazing free-kick goal the youngster scored for the African team:

BEAT GRÊMIO FOR GUATEMALAN GEM

Another gem who will wear the Tricolor shirt already has his name widely known across Central America. Striker Marvin Ávila ‘Titimán’ Jr., also 17 years old, was born in Guatemala and has already shone in all youth categories of his country, with titles and decisive goals.

The number 9 is seen as one of the great prospects of Central American football and is already treated as a young star in his country. To give you an idea, at just 15 years old, he arrived by helicopter for his presentation at his new club, Club Antigua.

Titimán Jr. is the son of Marvin ‘Titimán’ Tomás Ávila Sánchez, from whom he inherited the nickname, a local idol and one of the standouts of the Guatemalan national team in recent years. He already knows at home the discipline needed to become a top-level player on the international stage.

With scouts watching his football around the world, especially in South America, the new Tricolor signing underwent trials earlier this year in Grêmio’s youth teams, who also wanted to take a closer look at the young talent. However, São Paulo ended up ‘winning the race’ for the prospect.

To do so, Tricolor offered not only a professional contract, but also a future project with academic education, psychological support, and a development plan leading up to the main squad of São Paulo.

“Agile, intelligent, with great vision and the ability to adapt to various attacking roles,” highlighted a local press article about Marvin Titimán Jr., which also featured testimonials from coaches who have managed the boy in youth national teams, describing him as “disciplined, analytical, and with an uncommon work ethic for his age.” He plays both as a central striker, as a winger, or even on the right flank.

AND THERE COULD BE MORE TO COME!

Douglas Shwartzman, director of youth football at São Paulo, is still searching for another young talent to strengthen Cotia and is in Recife (PE) to try to finalize the signing of a major prospect from Náutico.

The target on national soil is attacking midfielder Dudu, just 16 years old, but already attracting a lot of attention in the northeastern youth divisions. He even made his debut for Náutico’s senior team this year, precisely against São Paulo, in a Copa do Brasil match, becoming the youngest player to play for the club in the 21st century.

The skilled left-footed midfielder is expected to transfer to Tricolor after the 2026 São Paulo Junior Cup, with Náutico retaining a percentage of the promising youngster in a future deal.

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