Alverca eyeing package deal for Palmeiras defender Naves, here’s why | OneFootball

Developed in Palmeiras’ youth academy, defender Naves was loaned to Alverca, in Portugal, midway through the 2025 season. The player is not expected to return to Brazil, and options are already being considered for his stay in Europe.

Package deal

NOSSO PALESTRA has learned that the current club will not be able to buy the defender, but is betting on a package deal with another Portuguese club.

The idea is to talk to teams in the country that have already shown interest, and arrange a deal where Naves is bought by Alverca and then immediately transferred to another club for a higher amount, thus allowing them to receive a share of the profit from the final transaction.

The amount Palmeiras wants is between 5 and 6 million euros (between R$ 30 and R$ 38 million at the current exchange rate), while retaining a percentage of any future transfer in order to release the defender permanently.

Verdão is waiting for the end of the loan period to consider all offers that come in for Naves and promises not to make things easy in the event of a package deal as envisioned by Alverca.

Out of Palmeiras’ plans

NP reported a few weeks ago that the defender is not part of the club’s plans after the loan period, which ends in July 2026. On the player’s side, there is also no interest in returning to the club that developed him, and he wishes to continue playing European football.

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