Jhon Arias travels this Thursday to join Palmeiras | OneFootball

The forward Jhon Arias will travel this Thursday (12th) to Brazil to report to Palmeiras at the Academia de Futebol in São Paulo. The player, announced last Saturday (7th), will go through the club’s formalities next Saturday (14th) before taking the field for Verdão.

The 28-year-old player signed a contract until December 2029 and will cost around €25 million (approximately R$155 million at the current exchange rate) to Palmeiras’ coffers. The player is expected to make his debut in the quarterfinals of the Campeonato Paulista, on the weekend of February 21st and 22nd.

Registered in the BID and in the Paulistão by Palmeiras

NOSSO PALESTRA has learned that the Colombian was registered by Verdão this Wednesday (11th) for the Campeonato Paulista and is cleared to play in the second phase of the competition, scheduled for February 21st and 22nd, with the opponent yet to be determined.

Last Tuesday (10th), Jhon Arias was officially registered in the CBF’s BID. The Colombian is expected in Brazil at the end of this week to join the rest of the squad.

Lengthy negotiations and longstanding interest

Palmeiras has been interested in signing Jhon Arias since his time at Fluminense, which at the time did not want to strengthen another Brazilian club with its best player. The same club from Rio was a competitor of Verdão in the current operation.

At Wolverhampton since the end of the Club World Cup, the Colombian had a clause in his contract that gave Fluminense priority to buy him in the event of a sale by the English club. When Palmeiras made their €25 million offer (about R$154.8 million), Tricolor was notified but could not match or exceed the offer.

With the way cleared, Palmeiras reached an agreement with Arias and his staff on the rest of the deal that led to the announcement. At the English club, the Colombian, who wore the number 10 shirt, played 29 matches and scored two goals.

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