Why ‘one Roger salary’ is keeping Dorival Júnior from São Paulo | OneFootball

Dorival Júnior remains São Paulo’s main target to take Roger Machado’s place. The club has already received a positive signal from the coach regarding a possible return to Morumbi, but it still faces a major obstacle: the financial gap between the parties.

At the moment, Dorival and his coaching staff want to keep the monthly salary of R$ 2.8 million they were earning at Corinthians until they were dismissed last month. That figure is well above what São Paulo was paying Roger Machado and his assistants, whose payroll was around R$ 800,000 per month. As AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR previously revealed, the Morumbi club has the manager’s approval.

The Tricolor board, represented by Rui Costa and Rafinha in the football department, is working to lower the demand and is trying to reach an agreement in the range of R$ 2 million per month. In other words, exactly what the previous coaching staff was earning.

Internally, the club’s financial situation is being treated as delicate — something reinforced by a leaked audio of president Harry Massis saying that São Paulo “has no money.”

During his last spell at the club, Dorival was earning around R$ 1.2 million per month. His strong performances at São Paulo ended up paving the way for his appointment to the Brazilian National Team, which significantly increased his market value.

If negotiations do not move forward, São Paulo is expected to consider other alternatives. Among the names being evaluated are Rogério Ceni and Juan Pablo Vojvoda.

Ceni, a fan idol and currently at Bahia, would only come into consideration if he is dismissed by the Bahia club, which is under pressure after another elimination, this time in the Copa do Brasil against Remo. Vojvoda, meanwhile, is available on the market after an unremarkable spell at Santos.

In addition to the search for a new coach, São Paulo will also have to pay Roger Machado’s termination penalty, estimated at R$ 2.4 million. The club also has debts exceeding R$ 10 million related to former coaches Luis Zubeldia, Hernán Crespo, and Dorival himself. With the now-targeted manager, the debts total R$ 3.2 million, referring to his last spell, split between him personally and his company. Unlike what recent audio recordings suggest, the amount is not a penalty, but overdue bonus payments from the 2023 Copa do Brasil title, of which R$ 1.45 million has already been paid off.

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