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Juliano Viana is being included in Bragantino’s deal for Wallace Yan

Flamengo is finalizing the last details of Wallace Yan’s sale to Bragantino. The Rubro-Negro club will receive 6 million euros (R$ 36 million) plus a player valued at 1.5 million euros (R$ 9 million). That player is 18-year-old Juliano Viana.

Juliano was released by Palmeiras in July of this year for disciplinary reasons. At the time, the forward belonged to Bragantino and was on loan to the São Paulo club. In other words, the player ended up returning to the team from Bragança Paulista.

At Palmeiras since 2025, Juliano played for the under-17 and under-20 teams. With the younger side, he scored four goals in ten matches. With the older squad, he found the net three times in 19 appearances. The youngster is regarded as a major prospect in Brazilian football, but off-field issues have held him back.

Having also represented Brazil’s youth national teams, Juliano has been at Bragantino since he was 13. The forward is 1.84 meters tall and has already had opportunities with the senior team in Bragança Paulista. The ‘discovery’ of the player involved in the Wallace Yan deal was revealed by the pages ‘FlaBase’ and ‘FlaZoeiro’.

WHAT IS JULIANO LIKE OFF THE FIELD, IN SHORT?

That being the case, Coluna do Fla, through journalist Pedro Paulo Catonho, sought behind-the-scenes information about Juliano. The response was not encouraging for Flamengo fans: “Not even JP could straighten him out. One of the most f*¨%ed-up guys in the academy,” said the source. The ‘JP’ mentioned is João Paulo Sampaio, Palmeiras’ general coordinator of youth development, a role he has held since May 2015 and in which he is a respected reference. In fact, the Bap administration even tried to hire the executive last year.

SO WHAT IS THE AUTHOR’S OPINION, AFTER ALL?

— First of all, Flamengo must be aware of the player’s history. So they are probably well prepared to get his head ‘in the right place.’ If Flamengo can turn this player around, it will be a major ‘win’ for the club’s youth department, led by Alfredo Almeida —, opined Pedro Paulo Catonho, journalist for Coluna do Fla.

— However, it is a risk. An investment, theoretically, of R$ 9 million is very high for an athlete Palmeiras released and that Bragantino made no real effort to keep. Only time will tell whether this swap will be worth it. I repeat, Flamengo needs to know very well what it is doing —, he added.

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