São Paulo backtracks, pulls Ferraresi swap, Newton deal may collapse | OneFootball

São Paulo’s negotiations with Botafogo to sign defensive midfielder Newton are at serious risk of falling through.

According to what AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR has learned, the Rio club was not at all pleased with São Paulo’s decision to withdraw the indication of a permanent swap involving the 26-year-old player and center back Ferraresi.

At the start of this year, Ferraresi was loaned to Botafogo until the end of the year for a fee of 800,000 euros (around R$ 5 million). The contract signed between the parties includes a purchase option set at 6 million euros (approximately R$ 38 million).

After Botafogo initially refused to negotiate Newton, São Paulo signaled it was willing to give up the Venezuelan in exchange for his release.

But… the Morumbi club’s internal assessment indicated that the center back is worth more than the midfielder. And that made Tricolor back away from its proposal. The club’s hierarchy takes into account Ferraresi’s market value and international resale potential.

Botafogo insist on releasing Newton only with a purchase clause set at 5 million euros (around R$ 29.4 million). São Paulo offered 3 million euros (approximately R$ 17.7 million).

Given this mismatch, São Paulo’s board set the weekend as the deadline to wait for any possible flexibility from the Rio side.

If there is no change in stance in the next rounds of talks, the tendency is for São Paulo to formally withdraw from the negotiations and activate its analysis department to look for other options on the market for the midfield sector.

Initially, Tricolor do not want to lose the deal for two reasons. First: Newton was an explicit request from Dorival Júnior, who wants a tall player with strong marking ability. In addition, the player gave a positive signal through his camp regarding a move to Morumbi.

The defensive midfielder has played 17 matches for Botafogo this season and scored one goal. Under Martín Anselmi, he was even used out of position in defense. Under Franclim Carvalho, however, he lost space and featured in only three matches, starting two of them.

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