On the early evening hours of August 5th, 2012, it was announced that São Paulo midfielder, Lucas, or ‘Lucas Moura’ as he is known in Europe, had agreed (not sign yet) to a record-setting transfer bid by newly billionaire French side, Paris St. Germain, of €40 million. If everything goes smoothly and neither Manchester United nor…
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Latest From Brazilian Transfer Market…
As many speculations are still up in the air (Montillo at Corinthians, Thiago Neves at Fluminense, Vagner Love at Flamengo, Osvaldo at Cruzeiro/São Paulo, Ronaldinho at River Plate, yes, River Plate!), here are some of the latest confirmed transfers to have hit the Brazilian football market recently: Former Vasco da Gama forward,…
“Brazilian-Lovers” Shakhtar Donetsk Prepare Huge Offer for Inter’s Leandro Damião
Harassment for Brazil’s top goalscorer of 2011, with 39 goals, has already started before the season is even over. With 4 rounds left in the league, it’s been said that Ukraininan millionaires and acquirer of many Brazilians in the past, Shakhtar Donetsk, will be preparing to offer an “enormous” amount of money for Internacional of…
End of Story, Neymar Frustrates Europeans and Stays in Brazil Until 2014
Bad news for Europe, especially those at Real Madrid and Barcelona, but fantastic news for Brazilian football in general. Neymar has signed a document stating he’ll stay in Santos until 2014, after the World Cup. If by any chance a European club even thinks about signing Neymar before 2014, his rescission fee has been nearly…
São Paulo’s New Head Coach: Emerson Leão
With over 20 clubs and 8 titles won since 1987 on his coaching resumé, Emerson Leão is back at São Paulo Futebol Clube for a second time. After speculations such as Carlos Bianchi, Paulo Autuori and even Dunga, all of them denying any possibilities of taking over the Tricolor Paulista, Leão’s signing comes as somewhat…
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