Remo demand fee for Pedro Rocha, São Paulo consider urgent move | OneFootball

RAFAEL EMILIANO@rafaelemilianoo

Friday (29) was intense at São Paulo, with the Morumbi club rushing in the market for an option to replace André Silva in the squad. The problem is that the options tried by Tricolor proved more difficult than expected. And it was a collection of negatives.

The main one was from Pedro Rocha, top scorer of the Serie B for Remo, with ten goals scored. Revealed by Juventus da Mooca, the striker gained notoriety at Grêmio, where he turned professional. Since then, he has had stints at Flamengo and Cruzeiro, but in recent years he has entered a certain decline, becoming an option for smaller teams.

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As initially revealed by the portal 'UOL', the 30-year-old player entered Tricolor's radar due to his apparent career recovery in Paraense football. Focused and playing more centrally (before he played more on the sides of the field), the striker is the main figure in Remista in the Second Division, where the fight is for promotion (he occupies the sixth position as of the publication of this report, with 35 points, four behind Criciúma, the last in the promotion zone).

The AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR found out that São Paulo directors spent the day on the phone. But it was of no use.

In a first contact with Pedro Rocha's agents, optimism was already cut short. The response was that the player would only speak after São Paulo reached an agreement with Remo.

And so the already resigned Tricolor directors approached Marcos Braz, former Flamengo director and current head of football at the Belém (PA) club. Then the interest was completely lost.

Even with Pedro Rocha having a contract only until the end of the year, the Paraenses agree to release the striker only with the payment of the fine, approximately R$ 30 million.

Tricolor will try to keep conversations during the weekend, but admits the difficulty and has ruled out the option for now.

The response was similar to the one received from Japan for Marcelo Ryan. The 23-year-old striker, revealed by Bahia, currently defends FC Tokyo on loan.

Despite the staff and the player himself being excited about the São Paulo inquiry, the Japanese club didn't like it at all. They informed Sagan Tosu, owner of the player's rights, that they do not want to give up their top scorer at the end of the Japanese season.

To make matters worse, Sagan itself was not excited about the draft proposal made by São Paulo, to take over the current loan. They demanded financial compensation to release Ryan before the end of the contract, which runs until December. In practice, he can already sign a pre-agreement with anyone. And, if São Paulo really wants him, they should sign now for him to arrive in January.

Without him and two other options (Calleri and Ryan Francisco, who are also in Reffis), Hernán Crespio has to set up the attack, as a native center forward, the countryman Dinneno, a name that came from Cruzeiro even when the coach was Luis Zubeldía, who even recommended 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 going to the market for a name to reinforce its ranks. The option is for someone free in the market or who comes on loan.

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