São Paulo targeted by agents: Serie B top scorer and more offered | OneFootball

RAFAEL EMILIANO@rafaelemilianoo

Just as it happened at the end of the first semester, when Calleri was the first of the three center-forwards to be seriously injured, São Paulo is once again the target of business managers, who announced their move to the market in search of a replacement for André Silva, who also injured his knee and may only return to play next year.

However, the options offered to Tricolor did not sound interesting at all and the board has already discarded the possibility of bringing in the options.

The first on the list is a well-known São Paulo player, after all, he had already been speculated: Carlão. The 33-year-old veteran is the top scorer of Ferroviária in the Serie B with eight goals and has a contract only until the end of the year. He has 13 goals scored in 33 games this year, in addition to two assists.

Revealed by Paulista de Jundiaí, however, he has never played for a big club in his career. In fact, he has never even played a Serie A match in the Brasileirão. Even so, after spending years in Saudi Arabia, he returned to Brazil this year and had a good Paulista Championship for Noroeste, which caught the attention of Ferroviária, where he enjoys idol status.

He is not the only veteran on the list. Representatives of Diego Costa offered him to São Paulo. The 36-year-old striker, with a wide trajectory in European football, having even defended the Spanish national team, has been without a club since the beginning of the year, when he terminated his contract with Grêmio.

Speaking of Longo, he is a personal friend of the former São Paulo player. Both were revealed at Belgrano. The problem here is the negotiation, since Tolima only releases the player upon the definitive purchase of the rights, something out of Tricolor's plans.

Without him and two other options (Calleri and Ryan Francisco, who are also in Reffis), Hernán Crespio has to line up the attack, as a native center-forward, the compatriot Dinneno, a name that came from Cruzeiro even when the coach was Luis Zubeldía, who even indicated him to Tricolor (a fact, by the way, that may contribute to his low use with the new commander).

In addition to Dinneno, pieces can be improvised, like the wingers Ferreirinha and Tapia, as well as Luciano, who can perform functions like a false 9.

With a spending cap and budget limit, Tricolor has difficulties to go to the market in search of a name to reinforce its ranks. The option is for someone free in the market or who arrives on loan. Time is of the essence, as the transfer window closes on September 2nd.

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