Tricolour ins and outs: who has left São Paulo and who could go next season | OneFootball

The season is over, and the most exciting period for São Paulo fans has already begun: the transfer window.

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Check out our TRICOLOR MARKET INS AND OUTS below, with all the confirmed departures from the squad and also the speculations, inquiries, and proposals received for São Paulo players.

CONFIRMED DEPARTURES

1 – LUIZ GUSTAVO

The 38-year-old veteran has a contract until the end of the month and has already been informed by the management that his contract will not be renewed. Hampered by injuries and a diagnosed pulmonary embolism, the midfielder played only 14 games this year but ended the Brasileirão as an undisputed starter. A bombshell interview on the Maracanã field after a 6-0 defeat to Fluminense, where he criticized the management, ended any chance of staying at Morumbi.

2 – DINENNO

Signed on an emergency basis in June, the forward has already agreed to return to Colombia's Deportivo Cali. In total, he played only eight games in the tricolor shirt, with only three as a starter, scoring one goal. The forward had a contract only until the end of the year with São Paulo. To have it renewed, he needed to meet productivity clauses. Dinenno arrived from Cruzeiro, where his stint was hampered by a serious injury. Out of the plans of the Minas Gerais club, he ended up agreeing to terminate his contract to join São Paulo.

3 – RIGONI

Signed mid-year as one of São Paulo's few reinforcements, the 32-year-old forward even cried in a private conversation with management in early November to stay, when it was discovered he would not meet the necessary goals for automatic contract renewal. But there was no way, the management informed the player that they would not extend his contract, which lasts until December. End of the second stint for the forward, who scored only one goal in 12 matches and even displeased one of his biggest supporters: coach Hernán Crespo, who endorsed his arrival from Mexican football.

4 – LEANDRO MATHIAS

The goalkeeper did not have his contract renewed, which ends at the end of the year, and is free to sign with any club he wants. He has already signed with Botafogo da Paraíba for 2026. End of the journey at Morumbi for the 21-year-old player, who had been training with the professionals since last year but never had a concrete chance to make his debut in the tricolor shirt. In total, he was listed for 17 matches. In all of them, he was an option on the bench.

5 – MAÍLTON

Announced in August as a new reinforcement for São Paulo mainly due to his performance at Chapecoense, the club where he was and performed well. Well, the idol status that the 27-year-old right-back had at the Santa Catarina club seems not to have been surpassed. After receiving an offer to return to Chape, he ended up agreeing with Fortaleza, which secured a one-year loan for the right-back with the Tricolor. He has ten matches, seven of them coming off the bench. He was listed for eight other matches.

6 – MATHEUS BELÉM

The 22-year-old defender's staff was trying to get São Paulo's management to terminate his contract. The reason, according to the report, was a proposal the player had to reinforce Portuguesa in the next Campeonato Paulista. However, the Tricolor ended up agreeing at the end of the year to loan him to the modest Camboriú, which competes in the elite of the Campeonato Catarinense. The defender has not been officially listed for a match since April last year and was training separately from the group.

7 – JANDREI

After long negotiations with Juventude, which did not present good proposals to São Paulo, Jandrei finally gave in and agreed to reduce his salary to stay at the Caxias do Sul club, with whom he signed a new loan contract for one season. Since he has a contract with the Tricolor only until the end of 2026, he will no longer wear the club's shirt. Jandrei joined São Paulo in 2022 and played 72 matches since then, participating in the Copa do Brasil 2023 and the Supercopa Rei 2024 victories.

8 – PATRYCK

Since 2022 in the club's professional squad, the 22-year-old player is aware that he has lost his already small space in the squad and decided to seek new opportunities. With a contract until the end of April 2027, the Tricolor's idea was to negotiate him permanently. However, the talks with Juventude for Jandrei also involved the full-back, who secured his loan to the Gaucho club for one year. Patryck played a total of ten games this year, five of them as a starter. With the arrivals of Enzo Díaz and Wendell, he became the third option for the position.

INQUIRIES AND SPECULATIONS

1 – FERRARESI

The 27-year-old Venezuelan, at Morumbi since 2022 and a starter for his national team, received an inquiry from Botafogo. Negotiations with the foreign player advanced, and Ferraresi seems to be on his way to General Severiano. São Paulo had already accepted Botafogo's offer, and the player was on his way. However, this is the only definition so far in the big exchange between the clubs, which is currently stalled. The player has a contract with the Tricolor until the end of 2027 and has experienced ups and downs since his arrival.

2 – PABLO MAIA

A revelation from the tricolor youth academy, the 23-year-old midfielder is one of the main hopes for a good deal to ease São Paulo's finances. While his agent revealed inquiries from European football for the player, Botafogo made an official proposal to have him as a reinforcement. But a new team may enter the fray, Cruzeiro. The report found that Pablo Maia's agent delivered an inquiry made by Cruzeiro to know the terms of the negotiation and values, with the intention of buying the midfielder outright, which is of great interest to the cash-strapped club that desperately needs to sell its players to stay in the black. With a contract until the end of 2027, Maia played 44 matches this season, scoring two goals. He had an irregular season, marked by injuries. There were two of them, which cost him a total of 14 matches of absence.

3 – ARBOLEDA

The defender has a contract until the end of 2027 with São Paulo. He is the longest-serving player in the squad – he has been at the club since June 2017 – and has three titles, 24 goals, five assists, and is already the fourth foreigner with the most matches in São Paulo's history, behind only Argentine José Poy (525) and Uruguayans Dario Pereyra (453) and Pedro Rocha (392). Even so, it seems that the relationship is nearing its end, partly due to the high salary. His agents traveled to the Arab world seeking proposals. And the market, alerted, acted: Athletico-PR and Atlético-MG made formal inquiries for the Ecuadorian.

4 – LUCIANO

With a contract until the end of 2026, the forward is another who may leave due to the high salary. His agents are in the Arab world seeking advantageous proposals for both sides. This year, he was once again frequently targeted by the Brazilian market. The Tricolor almost formalized an exchange for him with Guilherme from Santos in the middle of the year. Recently, Vasco approached his agents, inquiring about values for a negotiation. His agent said that there could be a big fight for the forward in the market. At 32 years old, with 17 goals in 58 games, he was once again São Paulo's top scorer of the year.

5 – ALISSON

By order of Pedro Lourenço, owner of his SAF, Cruzeiro is expected to open negotiations with São Paulo in the coming days to sign the midfielder. Even though he is not in high demand, the number 25 ended the year as the fourth most active player of the season. He played 54 games, 14 of them coming off the bench. Only in two games in which he was listed did he not take the field. He scored only one goal this year.

6 – LUAN

The most traditional saga of practically ALL of São Paulo's recent transfer windows is about to restart: the future of the midfielder, with a contract until the end of next year. Botafogo, which already inquired about the midfielder at the beginning of last year, was one of those who sought his staff for information, but they have not yet consulted Botafogo for a negotiation. Remo, recently promoted to the first division, also inquired about his situation and would be in a loan negotiation.

7 – MOREIRA

São Paulo is expected to formalize the extension of the loan of right-back Moreira to Porto, Portugal, for another six months. The request from the Portuguese was made in November, and the Tricolor decided to hold the 'offer' because they believed there was a possibility of the player receiving a favorable proposal from Europe. That did not happen. Therefore, the decision is to keep the right-back, who was revealed in Cotia, at the northern Portuguese club for another semester. According to Tricolor's directors, the understanding of the Portuguese club is that, besides the extra period to evaluate the potential of the young player revealed in Cotia, a new six-month loan would better align with the European calendar and allow for better planning of the Porto squad.

8 – ERICK

The initial negotiations with Vitória, which is trying to keep winger Erick, did not go well, with refusals from the Tricolor every time. Until Coritiba had to enter the conversation by increasing the offer, which prompted the Bahia club to move and match the proposal. Now, São Paulo is deciding where to loan the player, who is not part of Crespo's plans for 2026.

9 – OSCAR

The attacking midfielder is expected to announce by the end of the year the end of his professional football career. At least, this is expected after the player himself confided his retirement to close people this week. The number 8 has been saying goodbye to teammates and club staff through a mobile messaging app. São Paulo had scheduled a meeting with the 34-year-old player next week to discuss the future. With the decision to hang up his boots underway, the tendency is for him to be invited to continue working at the club, in a behind-the-scenes role in professional football.

Oscar's contract runs until the end of 2027. This is the first concrete move by Oscar regarding his future since he appeared wearing training gear at the Barra Funda training center last week, on a day when the press was allowed entry. The goal was to reassure the fans and show that he is well. São Paulo's management decided to bring forward the attacking midfielder's vacation, as he is recovering from a vasovagal syncope suffered on November 11.

10 – ENZO DÍAZ

The Argentine left-back, who took early vacation to undergo surgery in his home country, is on loan from River Plate until the end of the year, and his stay is not guaranteed. São Paulo is trying to negotiate his acquisition in exchange for Galoppo, loaned by the Tricolor to the Argentine club.

11 – FERREIRINHA

The staff of the number 11 informed executive Rui Costa that Turkish football, which has been inquiring about the player since June, is indeed willing to make an official proposal for Ferreirinha. Sources consulted by the report indicated that Besiktas and Trabzonspor are the clubs interested in signing the forward. Besiktas, in particular, attempted to sign the 27-year-old player during the second half of the year. However, the agents warned that he would only be willing to negotiate once the season ended.

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