Rodrigo Caio, who was a major part of Brazil’s Olympic Gold medal winning squad, has one of the lowest salaries among the starters of São Paulo; he earns around €40,000 per month.
The hunt for Brazilian defender Rodrigo Caio is open and the first European side to formalize their interest was Zenit, according to the information from Brazilian journalist Jorge Nicola. Led by Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu, who loves to work with Brazilians, Zenit met with the representatives of São Paulo and the defender. The idea was to understand how much São Paulo wants from the sale of the player, who’s currently with the Brazilian national team for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. The initial request is €16 million – behind the scenes, it is speculated that São Paulo should consider if someone proposes to pay €14 million. At the meeting, Zenit also realized that only a truckload of money can convince Rodrigo Caio to give up the idea of leaving Brazil just to play in a league of great visibility and for a club that fights for titles. In August, he even refused an offer from German team Hamburg. Zenit are hopeful that the contact between Rodrigo Caio and Giuliano during the training and games of the Brazilian national team, until next Tuesday, will show the defender that the Russian side’s project is audacious. Giuliano moved to St. Petersburg in the middle of the year and he has been having an excellent season with 12 goals from 16 games. Although they haven’t made an official proposal, PSG monitors the situation of Rodrigo Caio. The 23-year-old, whose contract ends in October 2018, has one of the lowest salaries among the starting XI players of the club, around €40,000 per month. Rodrigo has been attracting the interest of European clubs for quite a while, and he’s expected to be sold to guarantee money for the setting-up of São Paulo in 2017.
Rodrigo Caio, who was a major part of Brazil’s Olympic Gold medal winning squad, has one of the lowest salaries among the starters of São Paulo; he earns around €40,000 per month.
The hunt for Brazilian defender Rodrigo Caio is open and the first European side to formalize their interest was Zenit, according to the information from Brazilian journalist Jorge Nicola. Led by Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu, who loves to work with Brazilians, Zenit met with the representatives of São Paulo and the defender. The idea was to understand how much São Paulo wants from the sale of the player, who’s currently with the Brazilian national team for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. The initial request is €16 million – behind the scenes, it is speculated that São Paulo should consider if someone proposes to pay €14 million. At the meeting, Zenit also realized that only a truckload of money can convince Rodrigo Caio to give up the idea of leaving Brazil just to play in a league of great visibility and for a club that fights for titles. In August, he even refused an offer from German team Hamburg.
Zenit are hopeful that the contact between Rodrigo Caio and Giuliano during the training and games of the Brazilian national team, until next Tuesday, will show the defender that the Russian side’s project is audacious. Giuliano moved to St. Petersburg in the middle of the year and he has been having an excellent season with 12 goals from 16 games. Although they haven’t made an official proposal, PSG monitors the situation of Rodrigo Caio. The 23-year-old, whose contract ends in October 2018, has one of the lowest salaries among the starting XI players of the club, around €40,000 per month. Rodrigo has been attracting the interest of European clubs for quite a while, and he’s expected to be sold to guarantee money for the setting-up of São Paulo in 2017.
