No Santos deal, São Paulo extend Arboleda's break | OneFootball

With the negotiations to release him to Santos all but over without success, São Paulo decided to give Arboleda an extra period of vacation. The 34-year-old Ecuadorian will not return to training with the squad, which reconvenes this Wednesday (17) at CT da Barra Funda.

The situation is driven by a complete lack of clarity over what to do with the player, who on his side has been sending not very optimistic signals about continuing to train separately from the squad.

As AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR has learned, Arboleda has expressed dissatisfaction with his current situation at São Paulo and is seeking to resume regular activities with the professional squad.

According to sources close to the defender, the player believes there are no technical or administrative grounds justifying his continued exclusion from group training.

Faced with the impasse, the player’s staff set a deadline for the board to review the punishment internally. If no conciliation is reached in the coming days, Arboleda is considering filing a claim in Labor Court to secure the right to be formally reinstated to the work overseen by the main coaching staff.

The outlook from São Paulo’s football leadership, however, differs from the position adopted by the player. Behind the scenes at Morumbi, the board is downplaying the possibility of a legal dispute and does not consider it necessary to review the disciplinary measure imposed.

The football department’s priority remains focused on the transfer market. The club has stepped up its evaluation of proposals and is studying viable alternatives to complete the sale or loan of the defender in this window, cementing the decision to bring the player’s cycle at the club to an end.

Arboleda was released by São Paulo for the rest period prompted by the break in the schedule for the World Cup before the other players. The reaction was far from the best, and the Ecuadorian even went as far as to formally notify the club, demanding his immediate reinstatement to the squad, which was not and will not be granted.

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