Midfielder Gerson, 28, is no longer a player of Flamengo. Following the elimination of the Club World Cup red-black, the athlete leaves the Rio club to join after Russia’s Zenit immediately. Shirt 8 then ends its second pass through the vulture’s nest.
How much Zenit paid for Gerson?
Zenit paid 25 million euros (about R $ 160 million) in cash to Flamengo by Gerson, a value for the termination fine of the 28 -year -old player.
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Gerson among the most expensive of Brazilian football
With the transfer to Russian football, Gerson, in absolute values, 12th most expensive player sold by Brazilian football, alongside Bernardo (from Atletico-MG to Shakhtar-UCR) and Yuri Alberto (from Internacional to Zenit), both sold by the same 25 million euros.
Gerson already appeared on the list previously for the sale of Flamengo to Olympique de Marseille in 2021 for 20.5 million euros.
Bigger Brazilian Football Sales
| Player | Of | To | Cost (millions of €) | Yet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neymar | Santos | Barcelona | 88,4 | 2013 |
| 2 | Endrick | Palm trees | Real Madrid | 47,5 | 2022 |
| 3 | Vinicius Júnior | Flemish | Real Madrid | 45 | 2017 |
| 3 | Rodrygo | Santos | Real Madrid | 45 | 2018 |
| 3 | Stave | Palm trees | Chelsea | 45 | 2024 |
| 4 | Lucas Moura | São Paulo | Paris Saint-Germain | 40 | 2012 |
| 5 | Lucas Paquetá | Flemish | Milan | 38,4 | 2018 |
| 6 | Vitor Reis | Palm trees | Manchester City | 37 | 2025 |
| 7 | Luiz Henrique | Botafogo | Zenit | 33 | 2025 |
| 8 | Oscar | International | Chelsea | 32 | 2012 |
| 8 | Gabriel Jesus | Palm trees | Manchester City | 32 | 2016 |
| 9 | Arthur | Guild | Barcelona | 31 | 2018 |
| 10 | Vitor Roque | Athletico Paranaense | Barcelona | 30 | 2023 |
| 10 | Denílson | São Paulo | Betis | 30 | 1998 |
| 10 | Reinier | Flemish | Real Madrid | 30 | 2020 |
| 11 | Gabriel | Santos | International | 29,5 | 2016 |
| 12 | Bernard | Atletico Mineiro | Shakhtar Donetsk | 25 | 2013 |
| 12 | Yuri Alberto | International | Zenit | 25 | 2022 |
| 12 | Gerson | Flemish | Zenit | 25 | 2025 |
| 13 | Shave | Santos | Real Madrid | 24 | 2005 |
| 13 | Pato | International | Milan | 24 | 2007 |
| 14 | LUIS GUILHERME | Palm trees | West Ham | 23 | 2024 |
| 15 | André | Fluminense | Wolverhampton | 22 | 2024 |
| 16 | Renan Lodi | Athletico Paranaense | Atlético de Madrid | 21,7 | 2019 |
| 17 | Lucas | Athletico Paranaense | Rennes | 21,3 | 2001 |
| 18 | Gerson | Flemish | Olympique de Marseille | 20,5 | 2021 |
Gerson’s salary at Zenit
The player’s bond with the Russian club presupposes a salary of about six million euros (approximately R $ 38 million).
In addition, the contract foresees 25 thousand euros (R $ 150 thousand) per goal or assistance, 30 thousand euros (R $ 190 thousand) every five points in the Russian Championship, 500 thousand euros (R $ 3.1 million) with each transfer window that remains in Zenit and 150 thousand euros (R $ 1 million) if it is summoned to the World Cup.
Gerson’s numbers with Flamengo
- 6 seasons (2019 to 2021 and 2023 to 2025)
- 253 games
- 19 goals
- 35 Assists
- 12 titles (Libertadores 2019, South American Recopa 2020, Brasileirão 2019 and 2020, Brazil Cup 2024, Brazil Super Cup 2020, 2021 and 2025 and Carioca Championship 2020, 2021, 2024 and 2025)
