Alexander Barboza leaves Botafogo, close to joining Palmeiras | OneFootball

Close to Palmeiras, center-back Alexander Barboza said goodbye to Botafogo on his social media. Already set to join Verdão, the Argentine has already reached 12 matches in the Brasileirão and played in the Copa Sudamericana last Wednesday (20).

Alviverde will pay around R$ 20 million for the player, who stood out for the Rio club in previous seasons and will not renew his contract, which expires at the end of the year.

Farewell and arrival at Palmeiras

Turbulent exit

After the match against Corinthians, his last at Nilton Santos, Barboza spoke to the press in the mixed zone and made it clear that Botafogo forced his departure and that there were other clubs interested, one of them being Cruzeiro.

The center-back did not give many details about his choice of Palmeiras, but made it clear that Alviverde’s project was much better.

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