Alisson hails São Paulo as he arrives in Rio to join Fluminense | OneFootball

Alisson landed in Rio de Janeiro this Thursday to undergo medical exams and finalize his transfer to Fluminense. He leaves São Paulo on loan to join the Rio de Janeiro team until the end of 2026. The 32-year-old midfielder emphasized that he is motivated and stated that, regardless of his situation at Tricolor Paulista, he had been working to maintain his physical fitness and expressed his affection for the club.

“I am very happy and motivated. It’s another challenge, a new stage in my life, in my career. I hope I can be as happy here as I was at the clubs I’ve played for. I hope everything goes well and that I can finalize everything today so that soon I can wear the Fluminense shirt,” he said.

“I have always been training, regardless of the situation that happened at São Paulo. It’s a club that I will always keep in my heart. I have enormous affection for every fan. As I said, I have been training this whole time, so I leave it in Zubeldía’s hands, who knows me very well. I will do everything I can to be ready as soon as possible,” he added.

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Deal details

The contract also includes a purchase option of 2.5 million euros (about R$ 15.2 million), should the Laranjeiras club decide to keep the midfielder in its squad, and a R$ 2 million penalty if the player is listed for matches against São Paulo.

Alisson joined São Paulo in 2022 and was one of the pillars of the team in their Copa do Brasil victory the following year. The player has a contract with the São Paulo team until the end of 2027.

On the decline

Without a place in Hernán Crespo’s squad, Alisson has played only one match for São Paulo this season.

The first and only time the midfielder took the field was in the club’s season opener. On that occasion, he was named among the starting eleven in the heavy defeat to Mirassol, in the opening round of the Campeonato Paulista, at Estádio Campos Maia, in the interior of São Paulo state.

Since then, he has had no further opportunities and was even left out of the squad list for the other 13 matches of the season.

Failed negotiation

At the beginning of the year, Alisson was all set to strengthen Corinthians at the request of coach Dorival Júnior. However, after reaching an agreement with São Paulo, the Corinthians board reconsidered the deal and decided not to proceed with the signing.

With the deal falling through, the player was reintegrated into the Tricolor squad, but received strong criticism from São Paulo fans for the negotiation and near move to their local rivals.

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