Gone full Joker: page says Guardiola fave offered to São Paulo | OneFootball

And the ever-speculative transfer market news seems to have known no limits after São Paulo confirmed it was interested in signing Jamie Vardy, the 39-year-old English veteran who is currently a free agent after his contract with Cremonese expired.

A fellow countryman of Vardy has had his name linked with Tricolor in recent days: 31-year-old winger Raheem Sterling.

According to the page ‘Radar da Bola’, the British star had his name offered to São Paulo for a possible transfer.

AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR respects all reporting, but sources from the top of São Paulo’s hierarchy who were consulted have already immediately ruled out any chance of negotiations and deny that the star was offered.

Sterling terminated his contract with Chelsea at the start of 2026 and had a brief spell at Feyenoord in the Netherlands.

In European football, the winger was earning around £325,000 per week at Chelsea — which is equivalent to an estimated salary of approximately R$12 million per month at the current exchange rate. Tricolor’s budget reality makes any move under those contractual terms unfeasible.

Career, numbers and achievements

Developed in Liverpool’s youth academy, Sterling has had spells with giants of European football, standing out as one of the leading figures in English football over the last decade.

Liverpool and Manchester City: For Liverpool, he played 129 matches and scored 23 goals. In 2015, he moved to Manchester City, where he reached the peak of his career under Pep Guardiola, totaling 339 games, 131 goals and 95 assists.

Chelsea, Arsenal and Feyenoord: In 2022, he moved to Chelsea. He also had a loan spell at Arsenal in the 2024/25 season before leaving the London club and signing a short-term contract with Feyenoord.

Overall in his club career, he has surpassed the mark of 550 official matches and more than 170 goals scored.

England national team: For England, Sterling played 82 matches and scored 20 goals. He represented the country at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 World Cups, and was also a key player in the runner-up finish at Euro 2020.

Major titles: His trophy cabinet includes four Premier League titles, one FA Cup and five English League Cups, all won during his successful spell at Manchester City.

Even with his leadership profile and international experience, São Paulo’s board understands that the numbers that could be put on the table go beyond the financial ceiling set by the club for the season, ruling out any progress in talks.

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