São Paulo frustrated over Marcos Leonardo after 10 meetings and arguments

The Al-Hilal argued that São Paulo would need to pay something for the player, either a salary or compensation for the loan. When faced with the denial from São Paulo, the Arabs became irritated: ‘You don’t want to pay anything, but you want the player,’ they said. Throughout the meetings, São Paulo reminded the Arabs that the conditions of the club were known from the start: Tricolor would not offer money but would provide the playing time Marcos Leonardo wanted — which the Arabs were not willing to give by not registering him for the Saudi tournament. The strongest arguments took place between Al-Hilal and the player’s representatives. While the Arabs continued to refuse the release, the player’s entourage argued that ‘the player does not want to stay.’ At those moments, the São Paulo directors remained mostly as spectators.