Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira said he is unsure about Brazilian winger Allan's future at the club amid ongoing interest from Manchester City.
Allan, 22, is considered Man. City's main candidate to replace Tottenham-bound Savinho in this transfer window.
Speaking after his team's 4-1 league win against Vasco da Gama on Sunday, Ferreira said: "I didn't want to say too much about Allan because I don't know what's going to happen. If he leaves, we'll lose quality, but not competitiveness.
"These teams want players like Allan because he does what 90% of the wingers here can't do: attack and defend down the flank for the full 90 minutes. That is why whoever wants to sign Allan will have to pay a lot."
Palmeiras recently rejected City's initial bid of €25 million ($29.1m) plus €5m in bonuses for Allan but sources told ESPN that Palmeiras and Man City have stepped up talks since.
Allan has a €100m ($116.6m) release clause but sources told ESPN that Palmeiras are willing to listen to offer starting at €40m ($46.6m).
Ferreira believes that amount would be good for all parties considering City would have to pay more than double that fee to sign a Premier League based winger.
"At Chelsea, there's a winger Pedro Neto, who I also coached [at Braga]," Ferreira said. "If teams want to sign that type of player, they'll have to pay €100 million.
"Now [getting [€]40 million for a player.. Well, [I would say] congratulations to our youth academy, our board, our president, to the coaching staff and to the player.
"Now, whether he [Allan] has been sold or not, I don't know. For the time being, he's our player. And he's not the first, nor the fourth or fifth, that we've sold for sums like that and of this calibre."
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A youth product of Palmeiras, Allan has nine goals and 12 assists in 96 games since Ferreira promoted him to the first team in January 2025.
"European clubs don't just buy players who attack," Ferreira said.
"So, when one comes along who can make runs down the flank all the time, play as a right- back, play in a front three out wide and cut inside to make runs, everyone wants players like that.
"But you have to develop them, train them and, if necessary, lose a few matches along the way."
