The publications of Fortaleza, when saying goodbye, and Sport, when the player arrived, on December 31st.
On the last day of the year, Sport confirmed the signing of striker Romarinho. The 29-year-old player signed until the end of 2026, which is the only effective information released by the Pernambuco club. Fortaleza, the other party involved in this negotiation, was not bound by such confidentiality clauses. O Ceará club revealed the terms of the negotiation, confirming the transfer of 50% of economic rights for R$2.5 million, in addition to a performance trigger. If the athlete reaches the numbers stipulated in the red and black team, Sport will have to buy an additional 30% for R$1.5 million.
Thus, Romarinho officially became the 9th millionaire purchase made by Sport in Plano Real. The last one was six years ago! All the others, carried out between 2014 and 2017, occurred with the club in Series A. This is the first time that the management has acquired a player at this level while in Series B. The explanation seems obvious: the money from Liga Forte União.
In November, Sport received R$33 million from the future contract, valid from 2025 to 2075. This corresponds to 1/4 of the R$135 million that the club will receive for having sold 20% of its commercial rights in the Brasileirão to the club’s investment fund. turns on. In other words, Sport’s management is betting everything after two consecutive frustrations in the Second Championship. It seems like a pretty high bet to me. Considering million-dollar negotiations between two northeastern clubs, something still rare, this was only the 9th time, being the second biggest to date.
More than 250 games for Fortaleza
It’s okay that today a purchase of this value could be a huge hit for Serie A, considering the current economic situation, but it is surprising to see a move of this size in Sport, which is not in the elite and has been undergoing a Judicial Reorganization. About Romarinho, talking about football, I thought it was a good signing. He reinforced a sector that ended up lacking a lot this season – at both ends, that is. In five years at Fortaleza, Romarinho played in 252 games, with 22 goals and 18 assists. At Pici, he won eight titles, including the 2022 Copa do Nordeste, over Sport itself.
To date, according to the blog’s survey, there have been 86 million-dollar purchases in the Northeast, 25 from Bahia, 22 from Fortaleza, 19 from Ceará, 10 from Vitória, 9 from Sport and 1 from Náutico. A The biggest acquisition was recently recorded, with Tricolor Ceará repatriating striker Moisés for R$ 18.4 million. Thus, it surpassed Jhoanner Chávez’s negotiation at the beginning of the year, when Bahia paid R$18.0 million to Independiente del Valle, from Ecuador.
The 9 million-dollar purchases in the history of Sport
1st) R$ 10.24 million – André (Sporting-POR), 2017
2nd) R$ 6.00 million – Rogério (São Paulo), 2017
3rd) R$5.25 million – Rithely (Goiás), 2017
4th) R$3.16 million – Lenis (Argentinos Juniors-ARG), 2016
5th) R$2.50 million – Régis (Chapecoense), 2014
5th) R$2.50 million – Diego Souza (Fluminense), 2016
5th) R$ 2.50 million – Romarinho (Fortaleza), 2023
8th) R$ 1.10 million – Ronaldo Alves (Náutico), 2016
9th) R$ 1.00 million – Agenor (Joinville), 2016
* In nominal values
Biggest transfers between 2 NE clubs
1st) R$3.9 million – Marcos Vitor (Ceará/Bahia, 2022)
2nd) R$2.5 million – Romarinho (Fortaleza/Sport, 2023)
3rd) R$ 2.0 million – Bruno Pacheco (Ceará/Fortaleza, 2022)
4th) R$ 1.5 million – Cléber Santana (Sport/Vitória, 2004)
5th) R$ 1.3 million – Chiquinho (Sport/Vitória, 1997)
5th) R$ 1.3 million – Fernando Sobral (Sampaio Corrêa/Ceará, 2018)
7th) R$ 1.1 million – Ronaldo Alves (Náutico/Sport, 2016)
7th) R$ 1.1 million – Jean Carlos (Náutico/Ceará, 2022)
9th) R$ 1.0 million – Russian (Sport/Vitória, 1997)
* In nominal values
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The ranking of million-dollar purchases of clubs in the Northeast in Plano Real
2023-12-31 23:37:30
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