It’s on: São Paulo get Portuguese stopper’s yes, talks advance | OneFootball

In addition to Victor Sá, for whom it has already made an official contract offer, São Paulo moved forward last Thursday (4) in the talks to sign Portuguese center-back Domingos Duarte.

According to AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR, the 1.92-meter-tall, 31-year-old giant gave the green light to play in Brazilian football and will step up talks with the Morumbi club throughout this Friday (5).

Optimism at São Paulo is high. The player has already signaled two important things: he will not talk to any other club in Brazil, and he has accepted the salary terms initially presented. What remains is to settle contract details such as bonuses and the length of the deal, which should be three years.

Duarte is seen by Tricolor as a key piece for the position.

Having played for Sporting and Granada, in addition to earning call-ups to the Portugal national team, the player brings the international experience demanded by the board. He had been playing for Getafe, also in La Liga, but his contract expires on June 30, allowing him to arrive without the purchase of economic rights.

The search for a center-back became a priority at Morumbi due to issues in that area of the squad for the remainder of the season.

Duarte’s profile appeals because of his leadership, physical strength, aerial presence, and quality in playing out from the back.

He had already come close to Brazilian football in 2019, when he held talks with Flamengo as a possible replacement for Pablo Marí.

On the pitch, he is known as a ball-playing center-back, with good distribution, quality in the air, and composure in positional defending. His main traits are his reading of the game and his ability to start attacking moves from the back.

On the other hand, he is not a particularly quick defender, which means he performs better in systems with less exposed defensive lines and greater protection at the back.

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