Vasco await R$21.7m Gabriel Pec windfall to ease SAF finances | OneFootball

A product of Vasco, forward Gabriel Pec arrived in Belo Horizonte to finalize the last details, undergo medical examinations, and sign his contract with Cruzeiro. The Rio club retained 30% of the economic rights of the 25-year-old player when it completed his sale to LA Galaxy in 2024, and now awaits the signing of the paperwork to receive an amount considered crucial for its finances.

Cruzeiro will pay around 12 million dollars (approximately R$ 63 million) to bring the player back from U.S. soccer. As a result, the Giant of the Hill will be entitled to receive a fixed R$ 18.9 million for its share, in addition to another 4.5% through FIFA’s solidarity mechanism as the club that developed him. Altogether, the transfer will immediately bring around R$ 21.7 million into São Januário’s coffers.

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Money comes at a time of deep crisis at Vasco SAF

The amount comes at a good time and will help ease the short cash flow of the football department led by executive Admar Lopes. Vasco is facing a severe institutional paralysis stemming from the political and legal split involving the injunction that removed president Pedrinho from control of the football company, which had been holding up talks over new signings.

Gabriel Pec built a highly notable career in Major League Soccer (MLS) with LA Galaxy. During his time in the United States, the winger played 101 official matches, found the net 43 times, and provided 27 assists, a technical performance that ended up attracting investors from Minas Gerais in this 2026 transfer window.

Reinvestment of the funds in the Brazilian Championship

Pec joined the Cruz-Maltino youth academy at just eight years old and made his first-team debut in 2019. His best season at São Januário came in 2023, when he scored 14 goals in 50 appearances, leaving the Historic Hill with an overall record of 170 matches and 26 goals scored.

Now, Vasco’s board expects to use this revenue to provide financial guarantees in the transfer market and unlock negotiations that had cooled off, such as the one involving Colombian defensive midfielder Nelson Deossa. The club urgently needs to strengthen the squad to give the future coach more options and lift the senior team out of an uncomfortable 17th place in the Brazilian Championship standings.

Gabriel Pec came through the youth ranks at Colina – Photo: Daniel Ramalho/Vasco

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