Botafogo’s standout in 2024, striker Júnior Santos is of interest to Palmeiras. Abel Ferreira’s team is more aggressive in the market after a season with just one title, that of Paulistão.
According to the website “Goal”, the Palmeiras board began negotiations to acquire the player. The idea is to offer more protagonism to the athlete, Botafogo’s reserve for most of the season.
The number eleven scored 20 goals and four assists in 50 games, being Glorioso’s top scorer that year. In July, he suffered a fractured tibia and underwent surgery, missing Artur Jorge’s team for two months.
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How much does Júnior Santos from Botafogo cost?
Top scorer in the Libertadores, the player experienced appreciation during the season, even without being a starter. Júnior Santos has a contract with Botafogo until December 2027.
In 2023, Botafogo paid US$ 200 thousand to Fortaleza for Júnior Santos. Currently, following the specialized platform “transfermkt”, the attacker’s market value is around 6 million euros.
Junior Santos’ career clubs
- Osvaldo Cruz
- Ituano
- Ponte Preta
- Fortaleza
- Kashiwa Reysol (Japan)
- Yokohama Marinos (Japan)
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Japan)
- Botafogo
Who did Palmeiras hire for 2025?
See the signed players:
- Facundo Torres: Palmeiras announced the striker, who was at Orlando City, on December 20th. The purchase was for a fixed amount of 12 million dollars (R$71.9 million). Contract until December 2029.
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Palmeiras negotiations: reinforcements for 2025
Check out searches that have already been reported:
Players who leave Palmeiras
- Black: Palmeiras idol, the striker terminated his contract and will play for Cruzeiro in 2025.
- Lazarus: There was the possibility of renewing the striker, on loan from Almeria-ESP, for another six months, but Palmeiras decided not to exercise the option, and the player will leave the club.
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Players who can leave Palmeiras
- Ron: After a season in which he was heavily criticized by the fans for his performance below expectations, Rony should not count on the board’s efforts to stay if a proposal appears.
- Ze Rafael: In a similar situation to Rony after an irregular season, the midfielder could also be sold in the event of a proposal. Fluminense is interested in the midfielder.
- Gabriel Menino: could be negotiated for Paulinho.
- Patrick: Under-20 midfielder could be negotiated for Paulinho.
- Vanderlan: can be negotiated if Bernabei signs a deal with Verdão.
- Caio Paulista: can be negotiated if Bernabei signs a deal with Verdão.
Players returning from loan to Palmeiras
- From Atue: the midfielder played last season for Los Angeles FC, but is not part of Palmeiras’ plans and should leave.
- Henri: loaned to Mirassol, where he didn’t have many opportunities, he should return to be loaned again.
- Lucas Freitas: After a season with Juventude, he returns, but has an undefined future for 2025.
- Vitinho: He played part of the season in Norway and then was at Novorizontino for Series B. There is a possibility of being loaned out again.
- Ruan Ribeiro: The attacker was in Latvia in 2023, then was loaned to Paysandu for the 2024 season. The future, however, is uncertain.
