Vitória up offer, São Paulo may recall Erick in 2026 | OneFootball

It seems that São Paulo will reintegrate winger Erick into their squad for the 2026 season.

At least that's the hot news this Tuesday (16) according to AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR, following the Morumbi club's rejection of a new bid from Vitória to keep the 27-year-old player this time permanently and not on loan.

As we previously revealed, São Paulo rejected the first bid made by the Bahia club for Erick at the beginning of the month. The red-and-black team had offered R$ 6 million in four annual installments. This amount would also cover the R$ 1 million fee that the Northeasterners have to pay for fielding Erick against Tricolor in the clubs' match during the last round of the Brazilian Championship on the 7th (Sunday). The hosts' 1-0 victory at Barradão secured their stay in the national elite.

Well, according to the report, sources from São Paulo's football management indicated that they wanted Vitória to increase the financial offer and reduce the installment period.

That's exactly what happened at the beginning of this week. The Bahia club offered R$ 8 million, with R$ 1 million for the penalty payment, and R$ 4 million upfront.

São Paulo rejected the new offer. They don't want to do business with Vitória until not only the penalty for fielding Erick is paid, but also overdue amounts from the sale of Wellington Rato are settled.

But there's more to it. With a short deadline to sign reinforcements and even shorter funds, the management plans to use Erick at the beginning of next year. The idea is for Hernán Crespo to evaluate him during training sessions starting January 2nd at the Barra Funda training center.

Erick joined São Paulo at the beginning of 2024. At the time, his contract with Ceará, where he was idolized, ended, allowing the negotiation to occur without the São Paulo team having to pay any fee to the Fortaleza (CE) team. The winger was recommended by Dorival Júnior, who worked with him in the Northeast.

At Morumbi, the player had his ups and downs. He initially caused some excitement but soon became a mere option on the bench, losing space to youth prospects like Henrique do Carmo, William Gomes, and Lucas Ferreira (all already negotiated by the management).

After this year's Campeonato Paulista, Erick was loaned to Vitória as a way to cut football expenses. He had already played for the Bahia club between 2018 and 2019. For the loan, the red-and-black team paid Tricolor R$ 1 million, in addition to fully covering his salary. In total, he scored five goals and provided eight assists in the 38 games he played in Bahia.

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