Uruguayan player Facundo Torres has become the most important signing in Palmeiras' history. The 24-year-old forward will cost the Verdão 12 million reais in fixed value (equivalent to about 72 million reais at current exchange rates), in addition to potentially generating a variation of 2 million dollars (about 12 million reais).
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On the 16th of this month (Monday), he virtually signed a contract with the club and will arrive in Brazil in the coming days to undergo medical exams and officially present himself.
With this high value, Facundo surpassed Maurício, a forward, on the list of the club's most expensive signings. Maurício joined the club in June of this year for a fee of 10.5 million euros (about 62.1 million reais at the time's exchange rate).
The top ten list of the most expensive signings for Palmeiras consists of seven players acquired in the last four years. For example, in third place is another young forward, Flaco López. He is from Lanús, Argentina, and joined Palmeiras in June 2022 for a fee of 10 million dollars (about 51.2 million reais at the time's exchange rate). In 2024, Flaco had a great start to the season and became the team's top scorer, but over time his performance declined, and he finished the year being questioned by fans.
Due to fluctuations in currency exchange rates at the time of signing, the list of the club's most expensive signings in reais shows that Miguel Borja is in sixth place, even though he cost Palmeiras 10.5 million euros in February 2017. The same is true for forward Carlos Eduardo, who was signed in December 2018 from Pyramids in Egypt for 6.5 million dollars, which corresponds to just 25.2 million reais. Therefore, Rony, who was signed for 6 million euros in February 2020, cost the Alviverde more, reaching 28 million reais.
Interestingly, among these ten signings, only three are not forwards: Aníbal Moreno (midfielder), Bruno Tabata (midfielder), and Vitor Hugo (defender).
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💰 Check the list of the most expensive signings for Palmeiras (in reais):
- 1 - Facundo Torres - R$ 72 million - 12/2024 - 12 million dollars
- 2 - Maurício - R$ 62.1 million - 06/2024 - 10.5 million euros
- 3 - Flaco Lopez - R$ 51.2 million - 06/2022 - 10 million dollars
- 4 - Arthur - R$ 44 million - 03/2023 - 8 million euros
- 5 - Aníbal Moreno - R$ 34.4 million - 11/2023 - 7 million dollars
- 6 - Miguel Borja - R$ 32.8 million - 02/2017 - 10.5 million dollars
- 7 - Rony - R$ 28 million - 02/2020 - 6 million euros
- 8 - Carlos Eduardo - R$ 25.2 million - 12/2018 - 6.5 million dollars
- 9 - Bruno Tabata - R$ 26.12 million - 08/2022 - 5 million euros
- 10 - Vitor Hugo - R$ 23 million - 07/2019 - 5.5 million euros
