Near Palmeiras move, Barboza out of Botafogo match | OneFootball

Botafogo faces Remo on Saturday (2) in the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship, with an important absence: center-back Barboza was not included in the squad. The defender is in advanced talks with Palmeiras and, because of that, was left out of the match.

If he had played this Saturday, Barboza would have reached his 11th appearance in this edition of the Brasileirão. The rules allow a player to play a maximum of 12 matches for one club before transferring to another within the same competition.

In the official version from the Rio club, the center-back’s absence is due to the limit on foreign players in Brasileirão matches. But Barboza is an undisputed starter and one of the key pieces of the black-and-white team.

Barboza close to Palmeiras

Verdão is in advanced negotiations to sign 31-year-old Alexander Barboza, who belongs to Botafogo. Alviverde, which will pay around R$ 20 million, sees it as a market opportunity.

Palmeiras and the Rio club have everything aligned for a transfer in the next transfer window. Barboza had a contract with the Rio de Janeiro side until the end of 2026 and, so as not to lose the player for free, Botafogo agreed to release him to Verdão.

At 31, Alexander Barboza was one of the defensive pillars of the Botafogo side that won the 2024 Conmebol Libertadores and the Brazilian Championship under Artur Jorge.

In addition to Barboza, Palmeiras will have Gustavo Gómez, Murilo, Bruno Fuchs, and Benedetti. The club still dreams of signing Nino, but together with the coaching staff it will assess whether to move forward with talks in the coming weeks.

Palmeiras’ next match

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