Buta's São Paulo deal includes automatic renewal: see clauses | OneFootball

The contract signed between São Paulo and right-back Aurélio Buta includes a clause for an automatic one-season extension, until mid-2027, provided the player meets attendance and playing-time targets.

To trigger the renewal of the initial one-year deal, the 29-year-old will need to play in at least 70% of the club’s official matches during the period, staying on the field for at least 45 minutes in each of those games.

The player joined São Paulo on a free transfer after the end of his contract with Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt.

The verbal agreement had already been reached and only depended on the bureaucratic processing of documents coming from Portugal for the registration to be formally completed.

Born in Angola and naturalized Portuguese, Aurélio Buta came through Benfica’s academy and built his entire career in European football, with spells at Royal Antwerp, Stade de Reims, and FC Copenhagen.

The full-back’s signing speeds up the restructuring of the position in São Paulo’s squad, culminating in the departure of Portuguese player Cédric Soares, who is no longer in the coaching staff’s plans and is seeking clarity over his future on the market.

Aurélio Buta is the fourth signing officially announced by Tricolor in this transfer window, joining forward Victor Sá, defensive midfielder Newton, and center-back Domingos Duarte in a package of low-cost deals carried out by the club’s football department.

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