The São Paulo Sentinel
Market21 Feb 2028
Alan Franco asks to leave São Paulo
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market21 Feb 2028
São Paulo may not be able to give Murilo what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Murilo wants continental football; whether São Paulo can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Boardroom21 Feb 2028
Micael signs for Vila Nova while still at São Paulo
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Micael has agreed terms with Vila Nova for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Squad21 Feb 2028
Words exchanged at São Paulo
Alan Franco and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The dugout21 Feb 2028
When it matters, Lucas Ramon plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
The dugout21 Feb 2028
Sérgio Oliveira asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad21 Feb 2028
Dell has seen what the next man earns
Numbers do not stay secret in a dressing room and never have. He is not asking for more than he is worth; he is asking why somebody beside him is worth more, and at São Paulo that is a harder question to answer.
The dugout21 Feb 2028
The manager makes Bruno Ferreira a promise
Nothing in writing and nothing in public: a word about playing time, given face to face at São Paulo. The team sheets over the next month will show whether it was worth having.
Market21 Feb 2028
The Clayson story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Clayson signs something — a contract at São Paulo or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
In brief
- Market Zé Roberto runs his contract down
- Squad The penny has dropped for Matheus Alves
- The dugout The manager comes out for Giovanni Simeone