São Paulo’s rebuttal was swift and firm, leaving their rival club’s president withe egg on his face as he was accused of being a São Paulo fan.
“It is amazing how this source has so little credibility”, countered São Paulo Vice-President João Paulo de Jesus Lopes. “I can officially say that we are not negotiating with this player.”
“We are grateful to the president of Corinthians because he has polarized opinion on the biggest rivalry in Sao Paulo state in our favour.
“This has brought many financial benefits to Sao Paulo and we have had the three largest attendances this season.
“We owe it to our Director of Marketing and São Paulo fan Andrés Sanches, who only ever talks of São Paulo.”
Andrés Sanches had also confirmed that Dagoberto will leave his rival club this season, with Internacional, Santos and Fluminense the three options for the São Paulo player.
