O Bahia is about to count on the reinforcement of the attacker Kauê Furquimonly 16 years old, after paying the termination fine of R $ 14 million to Corinthiansas provided in the contract. The transaction has been completed in recent hours, and the young talent is on its way to Salvador.
Kauê was already impressing in training with the professional cast of Corinthians, even without acting with the main team. The evolution was recognized with calls in matches of Brasileirão.
The announcement of the athlete’s hiring took Corinthians by surprise. Behind the scenes, the board has already started discussions about the concern of losing the base jewel to another national football club.
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Kauê Furquim’s trajectory in football
Born on February 27, 2009, Kauê Furquim began his trajectory in futsal at the age of seven. Two years later, he also migrated to training in field soccer and has since been standing out in the grassroots categories, where he has been since 2023, when he acted through the Under-14. Since then, it has gone through the under-15, under-17 and under-20 teams.
The striker was included for the first time among the summoned for the match against Grêmio in the first round of the Brazilian Championship 2025, but has not yet acted with the main team.
Canhoto and acting as the right-wing of the club, Kauê has been drawing attention in training with the professional cast at CT Joaquim Grava.
Recently, he signed the first professional contract with Corinthians, an important step in the club’s trajectory.
Between June and July 2024, after standing out in the U15, the striker was summoned to the Brazilian team of the category and participated in a training period with the national team.
Kauê Furquim numbers at the Corinthians base
Sub-17
- 1 season (2025)
- 13 games
- 2 goals
Sub-20
- 1 season (2025)
- 5 games
Termination fine for teams from Brazil and abroad
According to the rules in force in Brazil, the termination fine between national clubs is defined as two thousand times the athlete’s salary on the date of signing the contract, a clear guideline to avoid losses of young people in the domestic market.
As with other base promises, Kauê’s termination fine in signing the professional contract was determined. For clubs abroad, the amount was set at 50 million euros, the equivalent of about R $ 331 million (at the quotation of the time it was signed).
This contrast between the national value (R $ 14 million) and the clause for foreign clubs (50 million euros) puts in perspective the situation of how Brazilian clubs can lose talent to other teams in the country for values well below international projections.
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Bahia with an eye on the future
The arrival of Kauê represents a significant investment for Bahia, who bets on the striker’s great potential as a piece of future for the club. The movement demonstrates Tricolor’s intention to strengthen the base with promising talents.
For the young player, the change represents an important career step. He arrives in Bahia with the mission of integrating with professionals and finding space in a competitive cast.
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