Deal off: Cypriot club lowballs Patryck, São Paulo halt loan | OneFootball

Cotia graduate expected to stay with Tricolor (Photo: Disclosure/SPFC)

MARCIO MONTEIRO

@avantmtricolor

Just when everything seemed set for left-back Patryck's departure from São Paulo to Europe, Pafos, a team from Cyprus, tried to change the terms of the deal, which is now unlikely to happen.

As reported by AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR on Friday (5), São Paulo had accepted Pafos' new offer for the young player and agreed to loan him out, a player who came up through its youth ranks in Cotia.

However, the Cypriots tried to lower the already agreed upon values with Tricolor at the last minute, which did not please the Morumbi club, which is likely to consider the deal closed.

Patryck Lanza was already expecting his plane tickets to fly to Cyprus this weekend. The transfer window in the country only closes on the 9th.

After an initial offer was rejected by São Paulo, the team from Cyprus had increased the offer to 200,000 euros (about R$ 1.2 million) for a one-year loan of the player, with a mandatory purchase clause of 50% of his rights for 2 million euros (approximately R$ 12.7 million) after the period if targets are met, terms accepted by the Tricolor board.

The team where David Luiz plays, Pafos is qualified in the league phase of the Champions League. The Cypriots' first offer was about $100,000 (approximately R$ 545,000) for the São Paulo player's transfer, with the clause nearing R$ 8.2 million.

The Morumbi club decided to reject the bid, considering the value low. The justification is that Patryck has had stints with the Brazilian youth teams, which make him more valuable than estimated.

Criticized by some fans, Patryck was on the list of potential loan names from former coach Luis Zubeldía. With Hernán Crespo, however, the Cotia revelation rose in status and even received public praise from the coach for supposedly doing well in training, even improvised in defense.

This season, the young full-back has played in eight matches for Tricolor, being listed for another 31 games, without leaving the bench. In total, since he moved up from the youth team in 2022, he has played 38 matches, with two assists and no goals scored.

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