São Paulo ordered to pay businessman over Beraldo sale | OneFootball

São Paulo suffered another financial blow in court after being ordered by the judiciary to pay 800,000 euros (around R$ 4.6 million) to businessman Luis Augusto de Carvalho.

The charge refers to the brokerage of defender Beraldo’s sale to PSG, finalized at the end of 2023 for 20 million euros (approximately R$ 101 million at the time). The São Paulo club has said it will appeal the ruling.

The lawsuit is based on an agreement signed back in the youth ranks, which guaranteed the agent a 4% commission on the player’s sale if the offer came through another representative (or 7% if the deal was brokered directly by him).

São Paulo’s board disputes the validity of the document and argues that it was never signed by its directors.

The multimillion split of Beraldo’s sale

In the financial statement released by São Paulo after the defender’s transfer, the total value of the deal of R$ 101.6 million was distributed as follows:

São Paulo (62%): R$ 63.07 million.

XV de Piracicaba (15.9%): R$ 16.14 million (the training club where the player began his career).

Lucas Beraldo (13.2%): R$ 13.45 million.

Agents’ brokerage: R$ 8.96 million recorded in the transaction.

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