Speculation involving a possible transfer of Gerson, currently at Zenit, to Palmeiras came to an end this week. Although the midfielder’s name has been linked to the Alviverde club in recent rumors, the Palmeiras board chose not to move forward with the talks.
The central reason is the high cost of the operation, considered unfeasible for the standards the club intends to follow, according to journalist Paulo Vinicius Coelho, PVC, on “UOL”.
MORE: Brenner back in São Paulo: what is known about negotiation?
How was the negotiation between Gerson and Palmeiras?
The Russians, who invested heavily to get the “Joker” from Flamengo, are not willing to release the athlete for a low sum. Zenit’s request is around 25 million euros (approximately R$159 million at current prices)a value that aims to recover the investment made previously.
For Palmeiras, paying this amount for a 28-year-old player deviates from the current market strategy, which prioritizes technical returns combined with resale potential or more rational costs.
There were also rumors circulating about financial engineering that would involve the inclusion of a jewel from the Palmeiras base to reduce the final price, but this possibility was also rejected internally.
– Gerson was offered by Zenit and Palmeiras already made it clear that the deal would be too expensive. The story circulated that there could be the involvement of a base player to compensate for this amount, but Palmeiras is not thinking about that — Palmeiras understood that the deal is very expensive and discarded the deal – said PVC.
In this way, Palmeiras remains attentive to the market in search of other opportunities that better fit into its financial and sporting planning for the next season, while Gerson remains, for now, in Russian football.
Gerson is offered to Palmeiras.
Zenit, from Russia, offered the player to Alviverde, but the deal will not happen due to the Russian team’s request for €25 million (around R$159 million). The involvement of grassroots athletes in a possible negotiation is also out of question… pic.twitter.com/mF6XNMrXrn
— LIBERTA DEPRE (@liberta___depre) December 16, 2025
Gerson non-Zenit numbers
- 12 games
- 1 gol
- 0 assistance
