How Palmeiras and Jacuipense’s informal pact yields players, cash and a synthetic pitch | OneFootball

Palmeiras and Jacuipense meet in the Copa do Brasil fifth phase at 19:30 Brasília time on Thursday, with an unusual bond linking them. According to Globo.com, an informal partnership between the clubs has delivered players, money and even a donated synthetic pitch.

Vanderlan’s August move to Bragantino brought in more than R$ 28 million shared by Palmeiras and Jacuipense, with roughly €4.5 million paid for 60% of his rights, 40% from Palmeiras and 20% from Jacuipense, while Palmeiras kept a further 40%.

Palmeiras sent their old synthetic training pitch to Salvador after upgrading it. It is now Jacuipense’s only training surface and recently staged trials for 1,000 players, with 264 advancing.

More than 20 prospects have moved from Jacuipense to Palmeiras for trials, including Matheus Bahia, Newton and Wesley. Wesley later joined Al-Rayyan of Qatar from Internacional for $8 million, about R$ 43.6 million at the time, with Palmeiras receiving about R$ 15.26 million. Rios said Jacuipense hold sell-on percentages that vary by age and can sometimes profit more when a player is sold via Palmeiras. He said such deals have sustained the club to this point.

The link stems from Palmeiras academy chief João Paulo Sampaio’s friendship with businessman Wilson Kraychette, a former music agent who has supported Jacuipense for at least 10 years. Two more prospects went to Palmeiras this year after the Copa Fictor, and the academy has delivered the 2019 state U-17 title, 2022 U-20 runners-up and 19 homegrown players in the 30-man squad.

Source: Globo.com