São Paulo and Botafogo reached an agreement for the loan of striker Artur. The Glorioso player will go to Tricolor Paulista for one year.
For the deal to be completed, it was necessary to overcome a clause imposed by the attacker’s staff. His team requested that, if a proposal from Qatari football arrived during the loan period, the priority would be to sell the striker, ending the relationship with Tricolor. São Paulo did not accept the agreement.
In the new contract, if an offer arrives, the São Paulo club can activate the purchase option.
The negotiation had to be completed in a short period. The extra state window closes this Friday (27), at 11:59 pm. Botafogo will pay most of the salary during Artur’s loan period at São Paulo, if the transfer goes through.
São Paulo considers that they have an agreement in place with Botafogo, who want to get rid of Artur, as the attacker lost space. However, the clause requested by the staff cooled the deal.
Tricolor Paulista coach
The coach was with the athlete when he was at Palmeiras, in 2018, when the player was leaving the club’s youth categories. Furthermore, he worked with Artur in Bahia, on loan from Verdão himself.
who need to reinforce the squad with players who play on the side of the field, like Artur, who is a right winger. Furthermore, the team suffered with the absence of Lucas Moura, who fractured two ribs and would be an option to play in the sector.
Artur arrived at Botafogo in January 2025, in a transfer from Zenit that cost approximately R$60 million.
