Rodriguinho sold to Bragantino after São Paulo president’s call | OneFootball

São Paulo agreed on Monday (19) to the departure of midfielder Rodriguinho, who was developed in Cotia, to Bragantino. As AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR had already revealed, the deal was already closed since the beginning of the year, but the finalization would only come after the vote on the impeachment of Julio Casares.

With a new president, Harry Massis, the negotiations resumed and the agreement was finally sealed. The negotiation between the clubs revolves around $3 million (R$ 16.1 million at the current exchange rate), with São Paulo still retaining a percentage of the rights to their Cotia product.

Due to bureaucratic details, the sale of Rodriguinho is expected to be officially announced by the teams in the coming days (or hours).

According to sources from Bragantino consulted by the AMT report, Rodriguinho has already signed a five-year contract with the interior team.

The midfielder continues training at the Barra Funda training center with his teammates, but was not even registered for the Paulistão by São Paulo, as he had a virtually certain agreement to move to Bragantino at the start of this season.

As AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR found out, the decision by the Morumbi club to sell their jewel was due to the complete lack of progress in negotiations with the 21-year-old player's staff for a contract renewal. Rodriguinho's contract with São Paulo runs until December. Without an agreement for a renewal, he could sign a pre-contract with another club starting in July.

Internally at the club, the matter was handled clearly: his agents were going to wait until mid-year to arrange his departure. And Tricolor acted in advance to avoid being left empty-handed in a negotiation.

According to sources from Morumbi, the midfielder's staff did not present the European offers they claimed to have, and São Paulo officially put the player on the market in December, when they agreed to negotiate him with Botafogo in the infamous player exchange that ultimately did not materialize.

It doesn't matter, as the signal was clear. And it was evident that interested parties would appear. Rodriguinho fits the profile of a signing that interests Bragantino: young, well-trained in Cotia, and with resale potential.

São Paulo claims that they approached Rodriguinho's staff at least three times last year to try to renew the contract. However, the salary demand was well above what the club intended to pay. To try to reach an agreement, Tricolor even attempted to shorten the suggested contract duration: from 2029 in the initial negotiations to 2028 in the latest discussions.

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