Turkish club bid to sign Ferreirinha from São Paulo as window shuts | OneFootball

The transfer window for the main European leagues is approaching its final moments, and São Paulo may receive a proposal at the last minute from the Old Continent’s market.

As revealed by the portal ‘UOL‘ and confirmed by AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR, Besiktas, from Turkey, has signaled through agents their desire to bring in Ferreirinha.

No official offer had reached Morumbi as of the publication of this report, but the inquiry made by the Turks is in the region of 6 million euros (about R$ 37.2 million).

According to the website, Trabzonspor, from the same country, also indicated interest in signing the winger, but did not signal a proposal as their rival did.

The Turkish interest in Ferreirinha is not new. Since the last window, in June of last year, the number 11 has been identified as a target for teams from that country. But nothing official has arrived since then.

Ferreirinha was signed by São Paulo at the beginning of 2024 and has a contract with the club until the end of next year. To secure his services, the Morumbi club paid about R$ 8 million for around 35% of his rights to Grêmio.

Since his arrival, the winger has never established himself as an undisputed starter, partly due to poor form, partly due to injuries, and partly due to tactical changes. In Hernán Crespo’s usual 3-5-2 formation, for example, he was even used as a left wing-back to make the starting eleven.

This inconsistency ended up putting his name in some transfer rumors in the Brazilian market during recent windows. Botafogo, which even competed with São Paulo for his signing from Grêmio, was one of the clubs that inquired about his situation last year, but nothing materialized.

The window in Turkey closes next Friday (6th), which would require Besiktas to act quickly to finalize the deal. However, as AMT has learned, the fact that Tricolor holds a low percentage of his rights could mean that the reported amount may be better ‘negotiated’.

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