Palmeiras in talks to sell Facundo Torres to Austin FC | OneFootball

The board of Palmeiras is close to negotiating one of its forwards at the start of this season. The Uruguayan Facundo Torres is in advanced talks with Austin FC, from the United States.

The expectation is that the transfer of Facundo Torres will be permanent. Palmeiras, which paid around R$ 72 million to Orlando City at the end of 2024 to sign the player, is looking to recover part of its investment in order to release the Uruguayan to Austin FC. The information was initially reported by the New York Times and confirmed by Gazeta Esportiva.

Despite being signed for a high fee, Facundo Torres fell short of expectations wearing the Palmeiras jersey. In 2025, the Uruguayan played 61 matches, scored ten goals, and provided four assists.

New signings?

The departure of Facundo Torres could mean new signings for Palmeiras. Besides freeing up a foreign player slot in the squad, the financial compensation could be the factor that allows the club to sign another player in this transfer window.

Although the club has already secured the signing of defender Nino, from Zenit, Palmeiras remains active in the market. Midfielders Almada, formerly of Botafogo, and Jhon Arias, formerly of Fluminense, are two players that Verdão is monitoring and could try to sign in the final stretch of the window.

A familiar destination

If the deal with Austin FC goes through, Torres will return to MLS, a league in which he played between 2022 and 2024 for Orlando City.

Facundo Torres stood out in the United States, scoring 47 goals and providing 19 assists over 121 matches for Orlando City. His strong performances earned him a call-up to the Uruguay national team for the 2022 World Cup.

By Lucas Passoli

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.