Abel Ferreira points to Palmeiras’ budget, jabs at Flamengo, Botafogo | OneFootball

Palmeiras spent over half a billion reais in the current 2025 season

The Flamengo finished the Brazilian Championship as champions and continues to be a topic of discussion at Palmeiras, who were runners-up once again. This Sunday (07), coach Abel Ferreira complained about the investment in the São Paulo team, even after spending over half a billion in 2025 and being the second team with the most signings.

— Is the press against Palmeiras? No, Palmeiras has 25% of the press, but the other 75% create narratives to harm the club. But never in history has Palmeiras been so respected, financially balanced, and athletically, we are not an old team, we just have fewer resources than others, but with the structure we have, we can compete with fewer resources and are there competing for titles as has been our saga for some years —, began Abel Ferreira.

— As for the young players, we have always done this, I liked Larson and that's what we have been doing. It's a work done at the base, but when they play, it's my head on the line, and this club manages to do a bit of everything, just look at the rivals at the top of the table and see how many bet on the base. We rejuvenated the squad and still fought until the end and finished just behind one —, he concluded.

CAN ABEL COMPLAIN ABOUT SIGNINGS?

Palmeiras ended the 2025 season as the second team with the most investments in Brazilian football. The team led by Abel Ferreira invested around R$ 530 million in new reinforcements. The information is from the newspaper ‘Estadão‘.

Thus, Palmeiras is the second team in Brazil that spent the most on reinforcements in 2025. Botafogo was the leader, with a total expenditure close to R$ 630 million. Flamengo, finally, was in third place, with R$ 315 million.

WHAT DID PALMEIRAS WIN?

Due to the heavy investment, Palmeiras entered all tournaments as favorites. However, on the field, the team disappointed. This is because they were runners-up in the Paulista Championship to rivals Corinthians, in addition to being eliminated by the opponent in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil.

Furthermore, Palmeiras lost the final of the Copa Libertadores to Flamengo, in a match held in Lima, Peru. Finally, they finished the Brazilian Championship in second place, three points behind Mengão, also champions.

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