Vasco board enquires about first-team player at European club | OneFootball

Vasco da Gama continues to scout the European market in search of reinforcements for its defensive system in 2026. The latest target is a young Brazilian who has built a solid career in Germany. According to journalist Flávio Dias from the channel Atenção Vascaínos!, the Cruzmaltino club has inquired about the situation of defender Arthur Chaves, who currently plays for Hoffenheim.

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The profile of Vasco’s target

Revealed by Avaí and with a stint at Académico de Viseu (Portugal), Arthur Chaves is 24 years old and experienced the peak of his European breakthrough in the 2024/25 season. The defender was one of the pillars of the German team, playing 34 matches (26 of them in the Bundesliga) and accumulating over 2,000 minutes on the field, establishing himself as a starter.

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Current moment in Europe

In the current season (2025/26), the defender faced a physical setback: a facial injury suffered between October and November sidelined him for a few weeks, causing him to temporarily lose his spot in the starting lineup and appear on the bench in recent December matches.

With a long contract (valid until 2029) and a market value estimated at around R$ 40 million, the negotiation would not be simple, but the inquiry shows Vasco’s ambition to bring back players with competitive experience in major leagues.

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