Victor Sá the big new face as São Paulo return to training | OneFootball

São Paulo return to training this Wednesday (17) after a two-week break granted to the squad due to the calendar stoppage for the World Cup. And the squad’s return to the Barra Funda training center should bring a major new development for coach Dorival Júnior: winger Victor Sá.

The only signing made so far by Tricolor in the current transfer window, the 32-year-old player agreed to a three-and-a-half-year contract and underwent medical exams on Tuesday night (16) at a hospital in the southern part of São Paulo.

Sá is expected to sign his contract with Tricolor at the training center and begin training with his new teammates and Dorival right away. The club, however, is expected to ‘hide him’ from photos and videos because it needs to wait until his contract with Russia’s Krasnodar expires at the end of the month before officially announcing him.

The signing meets a request from Dorival, who had been asking for reinforcements in attack during the midseason break. The coaching staff viewed the wide areas as one of the budgetary and tactical priorities for the rest of the year.

As for the rest, there are no new developments other than the academy players, who kept working in Cotia and now return to Barra Funda, especially Ryan Francisco, who is now returning for good as a first-team player.

The midseason break is seen internally as a crucial factor. In addition to making it possible for Vítor Sá to adapt technically and physically to Dorival’s style of play, the coaching staff will use the coming weeks to help injured players recover and to make tactical adjustments to the squad. The board is expected to announce at least two friendlies before competitive matches resume on July 22 against Athletico-PR in the Brazilian Championship.

Further additions to the squad are still being evaluated by the club before the transfer window closes. A center-back and a holding midfielder are the coaching staff’s priorities.

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