Journalist leaks São Paulo squad salaries on paper: see the figures | OneFootball

Contract documents registered with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) indicate that São Paulo’s payroll allocated exclusively to players under the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT) totals R$ 9.15 million per month. However, the sum of mandatory labor charges substantially increases the payroll’s financial impact on the club’s budget.

The revelation was made by Blog do Paulinho this Thursday (30).

With the incidence of taxes and legal provisions — such as employer INSS, FGTS, 13th salary, and the constitutional one-third vacation bonus — the total monthly cost comes close to R$ 14.3 million. On an annual basis, the impact of this portion reaches R$ 171.56 million.

It should be noted that the amounts recorded in employment contracts do not include expenses with image rights, signing bonuses, performance bonuses for targets achieved, or intermediary commissions paid to agents and representatives.

Cost Concentration and Highest Salaries

The team’s wage structure shows a strong concentration around the squad’s main names. Eight players — Lucas Moura, Jonathan Calleri, Luciano, Marcos Antônio, Wendell, Robert Arboleda and Ferreirinha — account for R$ 4.92 million per month, which represents approximately 53.8% of the total amount registered under the CLT.

Forward Lucas Moura tops the list, with a salary of R$ 1.17 million per month recorded in his employment contract. When the applicable labor charges are included, the player’s individual cost reaches about R$ 1.82 million per month before adding amounts related to image rights.

Context of Financial Retrenchment

The weight of investment in human resources comes amid a scenario of budget constraints at Morumbi.

São Paulo’s management is dealing with high indebtedness and ongoing cash flow challenges, which has required the club to resort to advancing revenue and seeking player transfer deals to balance its financial commitments.

The peak of the spending issue was the transfer ban imposed by FIFA for the non-payment of around R$ 6 million related to the first installment for the permanent signing of midfielder Marcos Antônio.

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