After turning down Vitória, São Paulo open talks to sell Erick to Coritiba | OneFootball

Twist in one of the negotiations handled by São Paulo in this transfer window.

After rejecting two approaches from Vitória, the Morumbi club has opened talks to negotiate the permanent transfer of the 27-year-old winger to Coritiba.

AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR has learned that the proposal made by the team from Paraná is higher than the second offer from the team from Bahia for the player, who played for the red-and-black team on loan this season.

As we previously revealed, São Paulo rejected a second offer made by Vitória. In addition to turning it down, the São Paulo board claimed that, with the short window to sign reinforcements and even less money in the coffers, the management plans to use Erick at the start of next year. The idea is for Hernán Crespo to evaluate him during training, which will resume on January 2 at the Barra Funda training center.

But it goes further. Deep down, São Paulo refused the new offer because they do not want to do business with Vitória until not only the fine for fielding Erick against the club in the last round of the Brasileirão is paid, but also overdue amounts from the sale of Wellington Rato are settled.

São Paulo rejected the first approach made by the team from Bahia for Erick at the beginning of the month. The red-and-black team reportedly offered R$ 6 million in four annual installments. The amount would also include the R$ 1 million fee that the Northeasterners have to pay for fielding Erick against Tricolor.

In the second proposal, the team from Bahia offered R$ 8 million, with R$ 1 million for the fine, and R$ 4 million paid upfront.

According to sources within São Paulo’s football management, Coritiba has indicated better terms, although they have not yet made an official offer. If they make the offer as rumored, the deal will go through. Raising money is one of the priorities at Morumbi.

Erick arrived at São Paulo at the beginning of 2024. At the time, his contract with Ceará, where he was idolized, had ended, allowing the deal to happen without São Paulo paying any fee to the Fortaleza (CE) club. The winger was recommended by Dorival Júnior, who had worked with him in the Northeast.

At Morumbi, the player had his ups and downs. He even generated some initial excitement, but soon became just an option on the bench, losing space to academy prospects like Henrique do Carmo, William Gomes, and Lucas Ferreira (all of whom have already been transferred by the board).

After this year’s Campeonato Paulista, Erick ended up being loaned to Vitória as a way to cut football expenses. He had already played for the Bahia club between 2018 and 2019. For the loan, the red-and-black team paid Tricolor R$ 1 million, in addition to covering his full wages. In total, he scored five goals and provided eight assists in the 38 games he played in Bahia.

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