Flamengo academy graduate demands millions from Série A club

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·8 June 2026

Flamengo academy graduate demands millions from Série A club

How much is Pepê charging Vitória?

Midfielder Pepê is seeking to receive overdue payments from Vitória. At the moment, the Flamengo academy product, who is currently on loan at Cuiabá, has notified the Bahia club and, if no agreement is reached by this Monday (08), he will take the Salvador side to court.

According to information released by journalist Venê Casagrande, Vitória’s debt to Pepê is around R$ 2 million. Among the claims are overdue signing bonus installments, FGTS payments, image rights, registered salary amounts, and the agents’ commission.

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Because of these delays, Pepê’s lawyers are now seeking early payment of the amounts still owed to the player by Vitória going forward. As a result, the total amount needed to settle the entire debt is around R$ 12 million.

HOW LONG IS PEPÊ’S CONTRACT WITH VITÓRIA VALID?

Midfielder Pepê joined Vitória in February 2025 from Grêmio. In short, the player’s contract with the Bahia side runs until the end of 2027, but at the moment he is playing on loan for Cuiabá.

IS PEPÊ A PLAYER DEVELOPED IN FLAMENGO’S YOUTH ACADEMY?

Before all this dispute with Vitória, Pepê was a player developed in Flamengo’s youth academy. As such, in 2018, the midfielder began to get some minutes with the first team, but he was unable to establish himself and went on loan to Portimonense (POR). Finally, in 2019, the academy product even returned to the club, but he was not part of the squad that won that year’s Libertadores.

WHAT IS THE SITUATION OF FLAMENGO’S PLAYERS?

In short, while Pepê tries to sort things out with Vitória, the Flamengo squad is enjoying its vacation. As a result, the Rubro-Negro group will only return to training on July 19 at CT Ninho do Urubu. Finally, after reporting back, the Mengão players will prepare for a mid-season training camp in Portugal.

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