Palmeiras posts irk Botafogo as Danilo reaches 13 games and Brasileirão move blocked | OneFootball

Palmeiras made Danilo their priority in this window, but his outing for Botafogo on Thursday 23 took him to 13 Brasileiro games, ruling him out of representing another club in the league this season.

According to Nosso Palestra, Botafogo had grown irritated by a string of Palmeiras social posts during the World Cup period, while the São Paulo club insisted they were merely highlighting an academy graduate’s debut.

Comments by president Leila Pereira on Friday 17 about the player’s desire to return also displeased Botafogo, with no advanced talks in place at that time.

Within Palmeiras, finance staff repeatedly viewed any deal as complex given the figures, judging Botafogo’s asking price to be unrealistic and a short term risk to cash flow.

On Thursday 23, discussions between Danilo’s camp and Botafogo were described as heated, with the player’s representatives pushing for Palmeiras while the Rio club pressed on talks with Zenit of Russia.

After Danilo stepped on, Botafogo pointedly trolled Palmeiras, having not formally rejected the bid and leaving them waiting until the match began. The club’s official account posted a Mr Bean meme in a green and white suit.

Leila Pereira later said Palmeiras had tried hard financially, that Botafogo did not want to sell to them, and that the club would move on. She added full trust in the squad and staff, noted this year’s Campeonato Paulista title, and said Danilo, an academy product, will certainly return home in future.

Source: Nosso Palestra