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Flamengo didn’t just make the most expensive signing in its history.
Lucas Paquetá became the biggest purchase by a Brazilian club thanks to the 42 million euros that the Rubro-Negro will pay to West Ham.
But... who holds the record for the most expensive signing at the other Série A clubs?
A good part of the list features players signed since last year.
See below for the updated list, which includes the amount at the time of the respective signing.
Flamengo: Lucas Paquetá - (West Ham) - R$ 260 million - 2026
Cruzeiro: Gerson (Zenit) - R$ 187 million - 2026
Palmeiras: Vitor Roque (Barcelona) - R$ 154 million - 2025
Botafogo: Danilo (Nottingham Forest) - R$ 143 million - 2025
Bahia: Luciano Rodríguez (Liverpool-URU) - R$ 65 million - 2025
Santos: Benjamín Rollheiser (Benfica) - R$ 65 million - 2025
Corinthians: Carlos Tévez (Boca Juniors) - R$ 60.5 million - 2005
Atlético: Júnior Santos (Botafogo) - R$ 44.1 million - 2025
Grêmio: Tetê (Panathinaikos-GRE) - R$ 40 million - 2026
Fluminense: Canobbio (Athletico) - R$ 37 million - 2025
Red Bull Bragantino: Bruno Praxedes (from Internacional) - R$ 36.9 million - 2021
Internacional: Nico López (Udinese) - R$ 36 million - 2016
São Paulo: Galoppo (Banfield-ARG) - R$ 32 million - 2022
Vasco: João Victor (Benfica) - R$ 32 million - 2024
Athletico: Kevin Viveros (Atlético Nacional) - R$ 27.5 million - 2025
Coritiba: Breno Lopes (Fortaleza) - R$ 15 million - 2026
Remo: Leonel Picco (Platense-ARG) - R$ 9 million**
Vitória: Baralhas (Atlético-GO) - R$ 8 million - 2026
Mirassol: Willian Machado (Ceará) - R$ 8 million - 2026
Chapecoense: Elias (from Juventude) - R$ 1 million - 2018
*Edmundo cost 15 million dollars in 1999, about R$ 25 million at the time, coming from Fiorentina. He is Vasco’s most expensive signing only if you consider the inflation-adjusted amount (R$ 128 million)
** Still not confirmed
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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