Jhon Arias It is the new player of Wolverhampton, from England. According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, the English club signed an agreement with Fluminense to hire the attacker.
After standing out at the Club World Cup, Arias began to attract the attention of the international market. In addition to Wolverhampton, US clubs and Saudi Arabia had shown interest and contacted the player’s staff.
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Value of the transfer of arias to Wolverhampton
According to the English journalist John Percy of Telegraph, Wolverhampton offered a proposal of about 15 million pounds (approximately R $ 122.5 million). Arias would have already accepted the agreement, and the details of the trip would be being organized, as passed on by Fabrizio Romano. Further information about the player’s contract has not yet been released.
Despite yielding one of the biggest sales in Fluminense’s history, the situation was not imagined by the club, which intended to keep Arias in the cast and considers him key to the team. However, the midfielder had already expressed the desire to play at the Premier League.
Wolverhampton’s interest emerged even before the confrontation against Inter Milan, valid for the round of 16 of the Club World Cup.
Arias bond with Fluminense
Arias had a bond with Fluminense until mid -2028. The contract had been renewed on February 1, with a salary increase that placed him as the highest paid player of the tricolor cast.
With 229 matches for Fluminense, Arias played a decisive role in winning Libertadores in 2023 and was one of the club’s protagonists at the Club World Cup, which ended in the semifinal against Chelsea.
Numbers of Arias in Fluminense
- 5 seasons (2021 to 2025)
- 229 games
- 47 goals
- 55 Assists
- 6 titles (Guanabara 2022 and 2023 Cup, Carioca Championship 2022 and 2023, Libertadores 2023 and South American Recopa 2024)
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