Mirassol reject duo loan, São Paulo to pay for early Lucas Ramon arrival | OneFootball

São Paulo has reached a pre-contract agreement with right-back Lucas Ramon from Mirassol and is now working behind the scenes to secure the early release of the 31-year-old player, who is under contract until early April with the interior team.

However, negotiations for the Tricolor to have their third reinforcement for 2026 in advance are more complicated than expected.

After initial contacts made at the beginning of the week, when they actually agreed on a contract with Ramon, São Paulo discovered that Mirassol was caught by surprise. The interior team had been negotiating since November to extend the right-back's contract and, feeling disadvantaged, demanded R$ 2 million upfront.

The reaction at Morumbi to the requested amount was the worst possible. Officials found the sum excessively high for a player who will soon join São Paulo's ranks. They decided to take action in the negotiation.

According to AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR, São Paulo offered not one but two players to Mirassol on loan to expedite Lucas Ramon's arrival: defender Rafael Tolói and midfielder Luan.

It's somewhat ironic, as Tolói returned to Morumbi in the middle of last year, while Luan suffered a severe injury just as he was showing signs of recovery and had indeed maintained the confidence of coach Hernán Crespo, being captain in the defeat to Santos in the Brazilian Championship.

According to the report, São Paulo's offer was to loan both players to the interior team for a year. In Luan's case, the Tricolor would cover his entire salary. As for Tolói, the proposal was to cover only half of his wages.

Attractive or interesting, Mirassol rejected the offer. They claimed they had no interest in the players offered. And before São Paulo could provide more names from their squad, the message was clear: they are not interested in this type of negotiation.

Since last Friday (2), when São Paulo returned to training, officials have been meeting to think of an alternative. All to meet Crespo's desire to have the reinforcement working with the squad immediately. Besides that, Mirassol threatens to sideline Lucas Ramon and have him train separately until the end of his contract, which puts some pressure on the staff to find a solution.

In light of this, late this Saturday (3), São Paulo made another move: they offered R$ 1 million for Ramon's early release. The proposal is for payment in installments, but details were not disclosed. Now the Tricolor awaits a response from Mirassol. Anything goes to have the right-back at the start of this season.

Ramon has agreed to a contract as a free player with the Tricolor. His contract with Mirassol runs until early April next year. In other words, initially, the 31-year-old player (turning 32 in March) will only arrive after the end of the Paulista Championship. And when the next Brasileirão will already be underway.

According to AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR, the interior team was upset that the right-back refused the contract extension proposal at least until the end of the year, considering their unprecedented participation in the Copa Libertadores. Therefore, they will not facilitate his early release to São Paulo.

Before Ramon, São Paulo had already signed midfielder Danielzinho from Mirassol. They are also negotiating the signing of forward Alesson, another standout from the interior team in their historic campaign in the last Brasileirão.

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