Palmeiras close in on new deal for side's Brasileiro U20 top scorer | OneFootball

Palmeiras finished as runners-up in the Brazilian Under-20 Championship after losing 2-1 on aggregate to Vasco da Gama. Felipe Teresa, from Verdão, was the tournament’s top scorer with 15 goals and is close to signing a contract renewal with the club.

Key renewal for Palmeiras U-20

NOSSO PALESTRA has learned that Verdão is finalizing the last details to announce Felipe Teresa’s renewal. The signing should take place in the coming days, and the parties are now only adjusting the length of the new deal, which will run until 2029 or 2030.

The release clause will be €100 million (around R$590 million at the current exchange rate). In addition to the contract extension, Verdão plans for Felipe Teresa to begin transitioning to the first-team squad as early as 2026, with more involvement in training sessions and the possibility of being called up for matches.

Change in circumstances

The current phase represents a change in circumstances for the striker. Developed by Flamengo, Felipe Teresa even played for the senior team and scored the title-winning goal in the 2024 U-20 World Cup against Olympiacos. Despite standing out in the youth ranks, he was ultimately released by the Rio club in September 2025.

Shortly afterward, Palmeiras completed his signing, betting on the player’s potential. The start, however, was quiet. In this year’s Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, the center-forward had few standout moments and finished the competition without establishing himself as one of the team’s main attacking references.

The picture changed in the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. With a run of games and greater confidence, Felipe Teresa became decisive for Verdão, taking over as the competition’s top scorer and establishing himself as one of the leading figures in Palmeiras’ campaign.

His performances have also put the striker on the radar of the first-team coaching staff, having scored a brilliant goal in a training match during the mid-season break. At 20 years old, Felipe Teresa is enjoying his most productive season since arriving at Palmeiras and reinforces the strong run of the club’s youth academy in developing strikers.

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