Internacional reject São Paulo bid, Athletico-PR raise price | OneFootball

Monday (15) wasn't filled with bad news only off the field for São Paulo. On the field, one of the names desired by executive Rui Costa to strengthen the squad, endorsed by coach Hernán Crespo, was practically ruled out at Morumbi.

As AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR found out, Internacional rejected the proposal made by the Morumbi club to include midfielder Bruno Gomes in their squad for the next season.

The São Paulo offer, of course, was to have the 24-year-old player on a one-season loan, with a mandatory purchase clause if certain goals were met.

The Tricolor only formalized the proposal because of a positive signal received from Beira-Rio. However, the situation changed after the end of the Brazilian Championship. Firstly, the Colorado team was not relegated, which eliminates the need to make transfers to reduce football expenses.

However, the São Paulo directors know that's not all. Bruno Gomes increased in value, even amidst Inter's poor campaign in the national competition. And the positive signal for negotiation given earlier by the gauchos attracted the attention of other interested parties.

Athletico-PR, recently promoted to the national elite, is one of the interested parties and raised the bar: they offered 4 million euros (about R$ 25.4 million) to secure the player, practically ruling out São Paulo's progress in the negotiations.

Revealed by Vasco, Bruno Gomes caught Crespo's attention due to his versatility. Besides being a midfielder, he can play as a central midfielder and right-back. He recorded two assists in 15 matches played for the Colorado team this year.

São Paulo is seeking midfielder options at the request of the Argentine coach, who wants more options for the sector. Besides, the club has already lost Luiz Gustavo, who did not have his contract renewed, and is expected to say goodbye to Pablo Maia, who is close to being negotiated with Botafogo. So far, Danielzinho from Mirassol is the only reinforcement in progress.

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