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The signing of Lucas Paquetá by Flamengo remains isolated as the biggest purchase in the history of Brazilian football.

The midfielder, brought back from West Ham-ENG for 42 million euros (about R$ 260 million), tops a list that has just seen new changes in its top 5.

The new development comes from Palmeiras, which secured 4th place in the historical ranking by finalizing the signing of attacking midfielder Jhon Arias.

The São Paulo club paid 25 million euros (approximately R$ 154 million) to Wolverhampton-ENG to bring in the Colombian, surpassing the transfer of Samuel Lino to Flamengo, which took place in 2025.

The 2026 market remains heated and continues to dominate the top of the list. In addition to Paquetá and Arias, the podium also features Gerson, bought by Cruzeiro from Zenit-RUS for R$ 168.8 million, followed by Vitor Roque, who moved from Barcelona to Palmeiras for R$ 162.1 million in 2025.

With Arias entering the Top 10, Gabigol (bought for R$ 96 million in adjusted values or R$ 126 million at the exchange rate mentioned in the previous list) leaves the group of the ten biggest transactions*.

Top 10 biggest signings in Brazilian football

*All transactions have been updated to current values

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