Pedrinho continues to attract interest from clubs across Brazil and abroad. Free to sign with any club due to the situation in Ukraine, he had a long conversation with Rogério Ceni, coach of Sao Paulo, and also received polls from two clubs in the Premier League, the English top flight. O Corinthians also thinks about repatriating him.
Such as Sports Gazette revealed last month, Palmeiras and São Paulo sought the player’s staff, but now, Tricolor has intensified its actions. Ceni called Pedrinho, who is in Maceió with his family, and talked for about 30 minutes.
In the chat, he explained the opportunities he would receive at the club and also expressed his desire to have him in the São Paulo squad. The call from the commander himself already demonstrates the level of interest in this negotiation.
Pedrinho returned to Brazil along with other players, such as Maycon, last month because of the war between Ukraine and Russia. The country of his club, Shakhtar Donetsk, was invaded by the Russians and therefore the local championships were cancelled.
Last Monday, FIFA released players of other nationalities who play in the country to sign contracts with other clubs to continue playing. In the case of Shakhtar, the release will be until the end of the year.
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In addition to the intensification of São Paulo, two other clubs consulted Pedrinho. One is Everton, which has Richarlison in the squad and is commanded by Frank Lampard, and the other is Wolverhampton, under coach Bruno Lage.
The Portuguese’s name is a point in favor of Wolves among all the clubs that have sought out Pedrinho so far, as he was responsible for taking the player out of Corinthians.
Lage was Benfica’s coach at the time of the negotiation and, now, would not be measuring efforts for the English club’s board to hire the midfielder.
The Premier League is already in the final stretch, ten rounds to go, but, with a contract until the end of the year, Pedrinho could do a pre-season with the club and also become a purchase option after the period.
The good relationship between the player and Bruno Lage and the language are also points in favor of Wolverhampton.
As reported on Monday, Pedrinho works with the aim of defining his future by Friday, whether it will be in Brazilian or foreign football and where, exactly. The player was shaken by Lage’s proposal, but he also wants to stay close to his family after the situation in Ukraine.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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