São Paulo has paid the US$350,000 debt, approximately R$1.8 million, owed to intermediaries involved in the signing of midfielder Giuliano Galoppo in 2022. The football club is awaiting the lifting of a ban imposed by FIFA this season, which has prevented it from registering new players since October 2.
The lifting of the sanction depends on the settlement being formally recorded with FIFA. The agent responsible for pursuing the payment has five days to confirm receipt of the money to the governing body. If there is no response within that period, the ban may also be lifted.
São Paulo had until early December to settle the outstanding debt and avoid a possible additional penalty, which could have included the deduction of six points in the Brazilian Championship.
