São Paulo defender Lucas Beraldo of PSG on his move from Brazilian to European football. In addition, the French team has shown its interest in the most popular player of the French national team.
Although it appears that Beraldo is headed to Paris, Globo Esporte reports that club officials are trying to calculate the amount the club will get from the sale. They expect the French to offer more than 20 million euros (106 million reais) as they look to increase their stake in the player’s rights.
São Paulo currently owns 60 percent of the player’s rights, with 20 percent in the hands of Beraldo. Finally, the other 20 percent belongs to XV de Piracicaba, where the defender started.
In addition to PSG, Zenit Saint Petersburg and Leicester City also approached the player. On the Russian side, there was soon a rejection. The proposal of 18 million euros (96 million reais) did not please São Paulo.
Meanwhile, the player’s representatives also claim that the local league, located on the outer edge of Europe and whose federation is still under sanctions due to the war in Ukraine, is not enough for Beraldo.
Leicester have informed São Paulo that they will cover Zenit’s offer, getting a maximum of the 20 million euros desired by the Brazilian. The English team is the gateway to the world’s most cherished club competition, the Premier League.
The Foxes have been the best in the Championship, England’s second division, lately. They have a good chance of coming back to the top spot next year. However, Beraldo prefers to sign for PSG. As a result, it would be like skipping the transfer window and a springboard club would catapult him to a bigger team.
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