Bombshell: São Paulo may follow Grêmio and quit Libra | OneFootball

An issue has been dominating the internal debate at São Paulo throughout the week and may soon be defined by President Harry Massis Júnior: the club's exit from Libra.

As reported by AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR, the number of allies of the leader in favor of the Tricolor joining the Forte Futebol União has increased considerably.

Two factors contribute to this. Politically, the assessment is that leaving Libra is a natural step after Julio Casares's resignation.

The former leader was the one who indeed showed proximity to the group of clubs and even held director positions in the association. His name was mentioned more than once as a possible candidate for CEO after the club's exit from Morumbi.

But what motivates São Paulo the most is money. The club was extremely frustrated with the lack of progress on Banco Daycoval's proposal to advance TV rights.

The bank withdrew the offer to buy 5% of the clubs' rights for 15 years, claiming it miscalculated. However, there were rumors of a major disagreement among Libra's affiliates about the case. The lack of unity alarmed the executives.

At Tricolor, Massis saw the injection of R$ 120 million into the coffers as essential to address the dire legacy left by Casares, especially regarding the payment of overdue salaries.

The new Tricolor leader was annoyed by the lack of more plausible justifications from Libra or a greater insistence on Daycoval.

“Basically, the people from Libra only contact us to pay legal costs,” said a source from Morumbi.

The FFU's proposal for São Paulo is to sell 10% of its TV rights for 50 years. It is the same for Grêmio, another club that also expected the agreement with Daycoval and, equally irritated by the lack of progress, has already officially left Libra. Atlético-MG and Vitória followed the same path earlier this year.

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