São Paulo avoids Enzo Díaz FIFA claim, may free another for nothing | OneFootball

The new soap opera over ‘Enzo Díaz’s exit’ at São Paulo added new chapters this weekend. The Argentine full-back had given the club a deadline to settle its debts, or he would report Tricolor to FIFA, the body that has already punished us with a transfer ban.

However, this time the Morumbi club acted quickly and paid off part of its debt to Enzo, who is in the process of terminating his contract with São Paulo after a delay in part of the payment owed to the player, related to image rights.

The defender had reportedly given Tricolor 15 days to pay the amounts due, and this past Friday, the last day of July, US$50,000 was deposited into the player’s account, a sum that, however, does not cover the full debt. It was only a sign from the club to guarantee that it will keep its promise and ease tensions in its relationship with Enzo, as well as avoid another complaint being filed with FIFA.

He even removed it from Instagram!

Even so, negotiations for a split between the parties remain advanced. As AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR had already revealed, São Paulo is negotiating behind the scenes an amicable termination of the left-back’s contract, whose current deal runs until December 2028.

Enzo has even already removed from his personal Instagram any reference to playing for São Paulo, with his profile now described only as ‘PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER’, and he has also changed his photo to one in which he is not wearing the tricolor shirt.

The Argentine has been away from Dorival Júnior’s squad since the return of the Brasileirão after the World Cup break, and he has not been training with the other players at the Barra Funda training center.

With the breakdown of the agreement with Tricolor, the 30-year-old player will become a free agent and be able to sign with any team without a transfer fee, and São Paulo will lose yet another player for free.

There is a market for him

Enzo Díaz was left out of the squad for important Brazilian Championship matches, such as the clashes against Athletico-PR and Flamengo. Officially, the club’s press office cited “personal reasons” and later “technical choice” to justify the absences, while internal sources point to a breakdown in the relationship between the coaching staff and the player.

Valued on the market at around 2.5 million euros (approximately R$15.5 million), the Argentine has attracted interest from Talleres of Argentina and Charlotte FC of the United States.

Since arriving at Tricolor, the full-back has made 78 appearances, scoring one goal and providing seven assists, including 24 appearances and one assist this season.

Enzo joined Tricolor last year on loan from River Plate. At the start of this season, he ended up signing a permanent contract, released in a deal that culminated in Galoppo’s departure.

For the left-back position, São Paulo’s squad now has Wendell, Nicolas and the newly arrived Iago, who still needs FIFA clearance regarding the club’s punishment to be officially announced.

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