See BR26 clubs’ transfer business and who spent most in Copa break | OneFootball

With the end of the FIFA World Cup, attention now turns back to the 2026 season in Brazilian football!

And there’s already been plenty of action in the market!

No one spent more money than Cruzeiro, who shelled out around R$ 90 million to sign Gabriel Rojas and Gabriel Pec.

Check out the updated transfer market for the Série A giants below!

🌪️ Athletico-PR

Arrivals: Dantas (Center-back), Gilberto (Right-back), Jorge Rivaldo (Forward) and Kerwin Vargas (Forward).

Departures: Bruninho (Forward), Julimar (Forward) and Sorriso (Forward).

🐓 Atlético-MG

Arrivals: Léo Duarte (Center-back).

Departures: Junior Alonso (Center-back) and Hulk (Forward).

Behind the scenes: Junior Alonso and Hulk left after mutually agreed contract terminations.

🔵🔴 Bahia

Arrivals: Guido Herrera (Goalkeeper), Marco Moreno (Center-back) and Alejo Véliz (Forward).

Departures: Marcos Felipe (Goalkeeper), João Paulo (Goalkeeper), Gabriel Xavier (Center-back) and Gilberto (Full-back).

⭐ Botafogo

Arrivals: Gabriel Batista (Goalkeeper), Warleson (Goalkeeper), Paulinho (Left-back) and Lucas Monzón (Center-back).

Departures: Neto (Goalkeeper), Barboza (Center-back) and Newton (Midfielder).

Behind the scenes: The club is going through a transition in its SAF. John Textor is out, GDA Luma is in, and has already injected US$ 15 million (R$ 78 million) to pay debts and wages. The team is still negotiating with Domingos Andrade and Danilo Pereira. Bastos and Joaquín Correa are not in the plans.

🐂 Bragantino

Arrivals: No one.

Departures: No one.

🏹 Chapecoense

Arrivals: Max Alves (Midfielder) and Túlio Eduardo (Forward).

Departures: Walter Clar (Left-back), Higor Meritão (Defensive midfielder), Jean Carlos (Midfielder), João Vitor (Midfielder) and Wermeson (Forward).

🦅 Corinthians

Arrivals: No one.

Departures: No one.

Behind the scenes: The club was hit with a FIFA transfer ban due to delayed payments for José Martínez, Charles and Talles Magno. Unable to sign players, it is focusing on internal solutions and negotiating a contract extension with Memphis.

🟢⚪ Coritiba

Arrivals: Brian Ocampo (Forward).

Departures: Gabriel Leite (Goalkeeper).

🦊 Cruzeiro

Arrivals: Gabriel Rojas (Left-back) and Gabriel Pec (Forward).

Departures: Matheus Cunha (Goalkeeper), Kauã Prates (Left-back), Kaiki (Left-back), Christian (Defensive midfielder), Walace (Defensive midfielder) and Japa (Midfielder).

Behind the scenes: It was the club that spent the most in the window (around R$ 90 million, with R$ 63 million spent on Pec alone). On the other hand, the high number of departures brought a hefty R$ 213 million into Raposa’s coffers.

🔴⚫ Flamengo

Arrivals: No one.

Departures: No one.

Behind the scenes: A cautious approach in the market. The board’s main target is Thiago Almada (Atlético de Madrid), who was at the World Cup. The operation is estimated at around R$ 163 million.

🇭🇺 Fluminense

Arrivals: Thiago Silva (Center-back) and Hulk (Forward).

Departures: Facundo Bernal (Defensive midfielder).

Behind the scenes: The club made the biggest splash with high-profile signings during the break, securing the return of Thiago Silva (who was at Porto) and Hulk’s immediate debut.

🇪🇪 Grêmio

Arrivals: Wallace (Center-back), Diego Caito (Right-back), Jovane Cabral (Midfielder) and Matheus Nascimento (Forward).

Departures: Viery (Center-back), Arthur (Midfielder) and André Henrique (Forward).

Behind the scenes: The signing of Jovane Cabral drew attention for coming straight from the 2026 World Cup (where he stood out for Cape Verde against Spain and Argentina). He signed a contract until the end of 2027.

🇦🇹 Internacional

Arrivals: Matheus Cunha (Goalkeeper) and Guillermo Maripán (Center-back).

Departures: Bruno Tabata (Midfielder) and Rafael Borré (Forward).

🟡🟢 Mirassol

Arrivals: Gabriel Knesowitsch (Center-back), Elias (Right-back), Japa (Midfielder), Gustavo Cazonatti (Midfielder), Bruno Santos (Forward), Gustavo Silva (Forward) and Fernandinho (Forward).

Departures: Rodrigues (Center-back), Igor Cariús (Left-back), Yuri Lara (Defensive midfielder), Lucas Mugni (Midfielder), Tiquinho Soares (Forward) and Nathan Fogaça (Forward).

Behind the scenes: It was the Brasileirão team that moved the most during the midseason break, totaling 13 transactions (7 signings and 6 departures).

🐷 Palmeiras

Arrivals: Barboza (Center-back).

Departures: No one.

Behind the scenes: In a targeted move, it took advantage of Botafogo’s need for cash to buy Barboza for R$ 18 million.

🦁 Remo

Arrivals: Matheus Felipe (Center-back), Zé Ivaldo (Center-back) and Edson Fernando (Defensive midfielder).

Departures: Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Defensive midfielder), Patrick de Paula (Defensive midfielder), Freitas (Defensive midfielder), Pavani (Midfielder), João Pedro (Forward) and Diego Hernández (Forward).

🐳 Santos

Arrivals: No one.

Departures: Zé Ivaldo (Center-back), Tomás Rincón (Defensive midfielder) and Lautaro Díaz (Forward).

Behind the scenes: Like Corinthians, Santos was hit with a FIFA transfer ban due to a debt to Monaco (for the signing of Jean Lucas). As a homegrown solution, the club is preparing a special program for Neymar.

🇾🇪 São Paulo

Arrivals: Aurélio Buta (Right-back), Newton (Midfielder) and Victor Sá (Forward).

Departures: Alan Franco (Center-back).

💢 Vasco

Arrivals: Paulinho (Left-back) and Pedro Emanuel (Head coach).

Departures: Matheus França (Midfielder) and Renato Gaúcho (Head coach).

Behind the scenes: President Pedrinho is negotiating the club’s SAF with businessman Marcos Lammachia. Legal disputes related to the suspension of the SAF frustrated the club’s attempt to bring Gabriel Pec back, and he ended up being sold to Cruzeiro.

🦁 Vitória

Arrivals: Brítez (Center-back), Fabiano Souza (Right-back), Walace (Defensive midfielder) and Pochettino (Midfielder).

Departures: Claudinho (Right-back), Neris (Center-back), Ronald (Midfielder), Pablo Baianinho (Midfielder), Pedro Henrique (Forward), Renzo López (Forward) and Kike Saverio (Forward).

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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