Will it happen now? São Paulo offer Ferraresi in Botafogo deal for Newton | OneFootball

Unable to make progress with Botafogo in signing defensive midfielder Newton, São Paulo made one last move to break the deadlock: they offered to permanently transfer center back Ferraresi in exchange for the player they want.

After making headway last week on a proposal to take Newton on loan with a mandatory purchase clause tied to agreed performance targets (number of matches and the like), the Morumbi side saw its attempt to haggle down Botafogo’s asking price fall apart.

Botafogo insist on releasing Newton only with a purchase clause set at 5 million euros (around R$ 29.4 million). São Paulo offered 3 million euros (approximately R$ 17.7 million).

At the start of this year, Ferraresi was loaned to Botafogo until the end of the year for a fee of 800,000 euros (around R$ 5 million). The deal signed between the parties includes a purchase option set at 6 million euros (approximately R$ 38 million).

According to what AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR has learned, the possibility of involving the Venezuelan center back in the negotiation was raised with the Rio club, and the situation is being analyzed.

Tricolor do not want to lose the deal for two reasons. First: Newton was an explicit request from Dorival Júnior, who wants a tall player with strong marking ability. In addition, the player, through his camp, has signaled that he is open to a move to Morumbi.

Because of this, the tendency is for São Paulo to increase their offer or propose paying the clause in installments, which would only start being paid from 2027 onward.

It is the same model through which Tricolor managed to sign Artur from Botafogo.

The defensive midfielder played 17 matches for Botafogo this season and scored one goal. Under Martín Anselmi, he was even used out of position at center back. Under Franclim Carvalho, however, he lost space and took part in only three matches, starting in two of them.

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