São Paulo hit with transfer ban over Bobadilla debt to Cerro Porteño | OneFootball

São Paulo suffered a transfer ban from FIFA this Monday due to non-payment of one of the installments for the purchase of Damián Bobadilla, the current starter of the team led by Hernán Crespo.

The Tricolor was included in the list of clubs banned by FIFA from registering new athletes. Corinthians, which has debts for the signing of defender Félix Torres, also appears on the list.

São Paulo is negotiating with Cerro Porteño the payment of what is owed, but until it deposits the amount in question to the Paraguayan club, it will not be able to strengthen for the final stretch of the season.

The situation doesn't worry São Paulo, which acquired 60% of Bobadilla's economic rights in 2023 for 2 million dollars (R$ 9.7 million at the time) in installments over the next two years. More than R$ 5 million has already been transferred to the Paraguayan club since then. As it's not a high amount, internally the expectation is that everything will be resolved this week.

Recently, São Paulo closed the signing of Maílton, a right-back who was on loan to Chapecoense, however, with this transfer ban, the club, which was waiting for the documentation sent by Metalist, from Ukraine, will not be able to register him.

São Paulo will probably also need to go to the market to sign a striker, as André Silva was injured last Sunday, against Atlético-MG, and has a high chance of missing the rest of the season. One more reason for the board to resolve this backstage issue as soon as possible.

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