São Paulo reject Ajax bid to loan Cotia gem, but talks go on | OneFootball

São Paulo’s board rejected Ajax’s initial approach for the signing of 19-year-old forward Tetê.

The Dutch club submitted a one-season loan offer with a purchase option tied to performance targets, but the Tricolor hierarchy stood firm and made it clear that it will only negotiate the academy prospect on a permanent deal.

As AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR revealed, Harry Massis’ management sees the sale of the Cotia jewel as a chance to raise significant funds to solve at least part of the club’s financial problems (the club owes image rights payments to the squad, for example).

The rejected proposal included an immediate payment of €500,000 (around R$3 million) for the temporary move and set a mandatory purchase of 80% of the player’s economic rights for €10 million (approximately R$60.7 million) if the player reached a certain number of appearances. The Tricolor would keep the remaining 20% with an eye on a future sale.

Despite the need to generate income in this transfer window to finance new signings, São Paulo considers the loan fee too low and does not want to risk letting the prospect go without the financial guarantee of a full deal.

With little room in the first team under head coach Dorival Júnior — having played in only two matches since the manager’s arrival — Tetê has been used with the under-20 side to maintain his match fitness.

Talks between the clubs remain open, but they depend on changes to the terms demanded by the Morumbi club.

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