Crespo’s staff threaten FIFA action if São Paulo don’t pay debt | OneFootball

The São Paulo board might soon face a significant challenge.

According to AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR, the staff of coach Hernán Crespo is not at all pleased with the sudden dismissal of the Argentine and is threatening to go to FIFA if the Morumbi club does not settle its debts with him soon.

The issue isn't even about the new debt the Tricolor incurred with him after the dismissal. It's about the R$ 2.7 million in outstanding payments from his first tenure in 2021.

As part of Crespo's rehire in July of last year, then-president Julio Casares convinced the coach to withdraw the action from the highest football authority where the amount was being claimed. To do this, he promised to settle the amount in installments, spread along with the salary until the end of the contract, which was to end in December.

However, São Paulo only paid one of these installments.

Sources from the Tricolor football leadership revealed to the report that they were bothered by the constant demands from Crespo's representatives during his time at Morumbi, despite conversations with the coach, who seemed to understand the difficult financial situation.

Now, with Crespo gone, the tone from his staff has intensified in recent days.

As compensation for the dismissal, the Argentine and his team are entitled to about R$ 3.9 million, which is the sum of three months of work. The club is seeking an agreement on the best way to settle the amount but acknowledges the difficulty due to dissatisfaction over the departure and the poor internal atmosphere between him and the board.

In other words, the total debt of Tricolor with Crespo now approaches R$ 6 million.

In a press conference last week, where Roger Machado was introduced as the new coach, football executive Rui Costa acknowledged that Crespo's severance was discussed before deciding on the dismissal. “Every professional departure incurs costs. And we knew that,” he said.

Speaking of Machado, it is known that São Paulo will save money with the change in command. The Argentine and his assistants earned R$ 1.3 million per month, while Roger and his team will receive R$ 700,000 monthly. By December, this will result in R$ 6.6 million in savings. A sum that has obviously been offset by the debts accrued with Crespo.

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