Fernando Diniz had been staggering for a long time in the substitute bench of San Pablo. The first strong blow was given precisely by River by eliminating him in the group stage of the last Copa Libertadores. Later, Defensa y Justicia removed him from the Sudamericana and this week he stopped being the coach of the São Paulo club after losing to Goiás by Brasileirao. Right away, the board of directors of the Brazilian team began the search for a replacement and among the candidates appeared the name of Marcelo Gallardo.
According to different media in Brazil, there was a contact between San Pablo and Gallardo to see the chance to hire him, but – they affirm – the financial pretensions of the Doll (they say they would be around a million dollars a month) exceed the budget that the São Paulo members want to allocate to the hiring of a new coach, so there are no risks for River. “The search for Gallardo, two-time Libertadores champion, was an initial survey, in order to find out the possibility of bringing him to Morumbí, but no proposal was made. The coach, in addition to asking for a value outside the reality of São Paulo, outlined the desire to work in European football when he leaves River, “published the UOL site in Brazil, which also ruled out the Portuguese André Vilas-Boas (he has just resigned at Olympique de Marseille) and puts Guillermo Barros Schelotto as one of the candidates.
The UOL site in Brazil was one of those that echoed the survey of the Doll (Photo: capture).
Gallardo’s great goal is to reach European football and not just any club but one that has important sporting aspirations. For this reason, warning lights are not yet lit in Núñez, where the leaders trust that the coach will be there until the end of this 2021 when the contract he has signed will expire. What happens later is an unknown because, in addition, in December there will be elections in the club and that will also weigh on the balance that Gallardo himself will make.
The illusion of the fans of San Pablo
Many fans of the paulista tricolor demonstrated on social networks in favor of Gallardo’s arrival to the substitute bank of his team, highlighting all the titles he achieved in River from 2014 onwards. Although they also recognize that the values that were mentioned to hire the Doll are not within the scope of the economy of their club. Nevertheless, There was one who proposed a vaquita among the fans to be able to pay the salary of the River coach.
São Paulo has 20 million fans
Gallardo wants 5 million a month
let’s think low and say that only 5M fans will help
thinking even lower, each one will donate R $ 10
5M x 10 = 50.000.000
10 months of guaranteed guaranteed!
makes a kitty, @Sao Paulo FC
– mau (@mauriciopehls)
February 4, 2021
Of all, the one with the best curriculum, Gallardo and ñ is in decline, like many who have been in São Paulo in the last decade.
We can no longer have interns, nor decadents. I know it’s a lot for a coach, but if you want good bonds and financial returns, this is a man
– Guii (@guiimascarenhas)
February 4, 2021
