Brazil being considered the country of football is no coincidence, after all, it is one of the countries that most train extremely skilled players. Even though we didn’t actually create the sport, we somewhat “upgraded” it in terms of game quality and skills. Throughout history, many Brazilian players have gained worldwide prominence because of their achievements, an example of which is Pelé, widely considered the king of football.
Around here, the dream of every professional player is to have at least one opportunity to play for a foreign club, especially European ones. It counts a lot as a personal achievement and especially for your career, not to mention the difference in salary.
Because we have this formation and talent development characteristics, scouts from these clubs are always on the lookout for here hoping to find some promising young man who is worth the investment. The purchase of these players has provided a list of the biggest sales ever made, where Flamengo and Santos stand out as the most recurring sellers.
Neymar Jr (Santos – Barcelona) – Being considered the best Brazilian player today also adds to the part of having been the biggest signing ever made in the history of Brazil. Because it is still a somewhat controversial situation, the numbers are still very confusing and they face legal problems to this day, but the Barcelona club claims to have paid 88.4 million euros for the player.
Rodrygo (Santos – Real Madrid) – Rodrygo Silva de Goes is only 21 years old and has the second most expensive sale in Brazil. He was sold to Real Madrid for €45m and was initially only going to play for the B team, but it took him just two games to prove his place in the first team.
Vinicius Jr (Flamengo – Real Madrid) – Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior or just Vini Jr also holds the second most expensive sale in Brazil, since he was sold to Real Madrid for the same amount of 45 million euros, when he was only 17 years old . Being one of the most controversial sales that existed, at the time Vini had to read and hear from professional sports journalists that Real Madrid threw money in the trash by signing a player who, in general, was worthless. Much effort and preparation later, he is currently one of the most important players in the Brazilian national team and the author of the Champions League title for Real Madrid in the 2021/22 season.
Lucas Moura (São Paulo – Paris Saint-Germain) – The sale took place in 2012 and until then, it was the biggest sale in Brazil. Lucas Moura was sold to PSG for 40 million euros, which at the time was worth around 108 million reais.
Lucas Paquetá (Flamengo – Milan) – The fifth biggest sale cost 38.4 million euros and was from Lucas Paquetá to Milan, where he did not have one of his best phases. However, this transaction of yours put him in the top 5 with a certain distance to the sixth, Gabriel Jesus who went from Palmeiras to Manchester City for 32 million euros.