São Paulo settle debt with Cerro Porteño, FIFA transfer ban lifted | OneFootball

São Paulo São Paulo managed to resolve the impasse that generated a transfer ban from FIFA on Monday (25). The Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño had included the Tricolor on the list of clubs prohibited from registering new players due to non-payment of one of the installments for the purchase of Damián Bobadilla.

According to what Gazeta Esportiva found out, the São Paulo board paid US$ 300 thousand (approximately R$ 1,622,715 at the current exchange rate) referring to the pending installment, and the expectation is that the transfer ban will be officially reversed in the next few hours.

Bobadilla, the current starter on the team commanded by Hernán Crespo, was announced in December 2023, when São Paulo acquired 60% of the economic rights for $2 million (R$ 9.7 million at the time) in installments over the next two years. More than R$ 5 million have already been transferred to the Paraguayan club since then.

The transfer ban had worried the board, mainly because it would prevent the registration of reinforcements, such as right-back Maílton, loaned from Chapecoense, or the possible hiring of a center-forward to supply the injury of André Silva, who is expected to miss the rest of the season after the knee problem.

With the debt settled, São Paulo resumes the freedom to register athletes normally.

Now, the Tricolor will have a week of freedom ahead to rest its players, continue the treatment of the injured and work with more tranquility before facing Cruzeiro, Saturday, at 9 pm (Brasília time), at Mineirão, for the Brazilian Championship.

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