São Paulo expect agents to stop touting strikers after Calleri deal | OneFootball

With Jonathan Calleri’s contract extension on track, São Paulo hopes to cool the flood of speculation and offers for strikers brought forward by agents in the transfer market over the last few days.

The club’s board has secured the stay of its main attacking reference until the end of 2028, establishing an automatic renewal clause through December 2029 if the No. 9 plays 60% or more of the matches in the final year of his deal.

With the first-choice striker’s situation virtually settled, the Tricolor hierarchy is looking to slow the search for attacking squad options, ruling out moves that do not strictly fit the club’s financial reality or the coaching staff’s planning.

Offered Names Rejected by the Board

Although the board is monitoring the market in search of an alternative to bolster the attacking unit, names recently mentioned behind the scenes were promptly ruled out by São Paulo’s management:

Léo Bonatini

The 32-year-old forward, developed at Cruzeiro, had his name presented to Tricolor by intermediaries after playing for Atlético San Luis of Mexico and having spells at clubs such as Wolverhampton in England, Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, and Estoril Praia in Portugal.

According to the page ‘Radar da Bola,’ he was one of the names offered to the Morumbi club.

Sources at São Paulo told AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR they strongly denied any interest in or progress on talks for the player. In the 2024/2025 season, he played 26 matches and scored six goals in the Mexican league.

Lucas Boyé

Sounded out by Internacional, the 30-year-old Argentine center-forward belongs to Deportivo Alavés of Spain and was offered by his representatives.

The Spanish club’s asking price to release the player was set at approximately €5.8 million (R$34 million), a figure considered beyond the budget reality of the São Paulo club, which had already pulled out of negotiations involving similar amounts.

Having come through at River Plate and gained experience with Torino, Celta de Vigo, AEK Athens, Reading, and Elche, Boyé has established himself in Spanish football in recent years. In the most recent season (2025/26), wearing the Alavés shirt, the striker totaled 11 goals and one assist in 29 official La Liga matches.

Market Mapping Continues Cautiously

As AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR has learned, the football department continues to monitor potential market opportunities, but reiterates its stance of prioritizing budget responsibility before formalizing any official offer for the attack, where coach Dorival Júnior has made clear his intention to use Ryan Francisco and Guilherme Santana, jewels from the academy.

The club’s priority, having already made five signings in the current transfer window (Victor Sá, Buta, Newton, Domingos Duarte and Iago) — and while under a transfer ban — is an attacking midfielder, a playmaker and creative organizer.

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