Werton joins Cypriot club, Flamengo could profit | OneFootball

Leixões (POR) announced the loan of Werton to Aris Limassol, from Cyprus

Remember the forward, Nação? Aris Limassol, from Cyprus, announced the signing of Werton on loan from Leixões (POR). As a result, the 22-year-old player developed by Flamengo is already training with the European club, which is in its mid-season break.

The deal includes an immediate payment and a mandatory purchase option at the end of the season if the player features in 60% of the minutes in official matches. The information comes from Paparazzo Rubro-Negro.

Will Flamengo gain anything from the transfer?

If the permanent sale goes through, Flamengo could profit from the transfer. That is because the club kept 30% of the economic rights to the Ninho do Urubu graduate, who has been at Leixões since 2024.

For how much did Flamengo sell Werton to Leixões?

Leixões signed Werton from Flamengo in June of that year for 1 million euros (about R$ 5.8 million at the exchange rate at the time) for 70% of his economic rights. However, Mengo took the case to FIFA for not having received the installments agreed in the deal.

How did Werton do at Leixões?

Werton was a starter for the team that plays in Portugal’s second division. As such, the forward recorded ten goals and four assists in 66 matches played. In addition, the youngster stood out as the league’s top dribbler, with 93 successful dribbles.

How did Werton do at Flamengo?

A promising talent from Flamengo’s youth academy, Werton made his first-team debut in July 2021, in Flamengo’s win over Cuiabá at Arena Pantanal. On that occasion, the winger came on late in the match to replace Bruno Henrique.

The player made 12 appearances and scored just one goal wearing the Sacred Shirt, against Juventude, in the closing stages of the 2022 Brazilian Championship. At the time, coach Dorival Júnior fielded a reserve side, after all, Mengão had just won the Copa do Brasil and the Libertadores.

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