That is an important factor for the man who was elected to play footballer of the year in the past season. From his native country, where Paixao still recovers from a heavy muscle injury, the left winger must give the deal on the deal in the coming hours. In theory he could still switch to Leeds United, but his entourage, who consists of business observers and his father, no longer expects Paixao to switch.

Transfer to Marseille to Feyenoord more sensitive by the past

As a result, once he is fit and well, he will move to the French port city in Brazil and start a million salary there. Such the same lucrative deal for him personally was also ready at Leeds United until Monday evening, where the owner and the trainer still make every effort to change Paixao.

For Feyenoord, it is entirely a matter of which club Paixao puts its signature. Earlier, the Rotterdammers sold Luis Sinisterra and Crysencio Summerville to the English tradition club, making the contacts great. At the supporters of Feyenoord, a transfer to Marseille is more sensitive because of the terrible experiences around the latest European confrontation with aggressive supporters of that club. Everyone also knows that the windows died in the Feyenoord players’ bus when the selection with trainer Arne Slot arrived at the stadium.

Suddenly millions fly over the table

The leadership of Marseille was initially not taken seriously by Feyenoord because of the moderate bids and remarkable constructions that were proposed to bring in Paixao. Director Dennis in Kloese repeatedly made it clear to the French that serious amounts had to be on the table. When Leeds United mixed in the fight, the millions from Marseille suddenly flew over the table.

With around 35 million euros, a large transfer amount arrives for the fourth time within six months. In January, Santiago Gimenez went for almost that amount, two weeks ago Antoni Milambo was sold for an amount that can go up to 25 million and last week David Hancko moved to Atletico Madrid for more than 35 million.

More than 125 million

That means that only with those four players more than 125 million is being raised. Only when Feyenoord itself comes out structurally in the Champions League, does the club seem to have a chance to be able to focus on larger transfer fees. With the current status, the barrier of 40 million is not yet to be broken.

In the case of David Hancko there were agreements that Feyenoord would cooperate in a transfer after the club had blocked its departure last year. Now holding him to the end of the qualifying period for the Champions League was also impossible. At Paixao, Feyenoord was also unable to make the requirement on the table to hand him over to Marseille until the end of the transfer period, because he was injured and cannot be used by trainer Robin van Persie anyway.

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