O Botafogo like Hulkbut he didn’t even send a proposal to his representatives after the name of the team’s attacker Atlético-MG have been offered by businesspeople. This is what reporter Sergio Santana, from “GE”, revealed when talking behind the scenes of the Glorioso’s attempt by the experienced 39-year-old player for the 2026 season.
– One of Hulk’s managers offered, because they have a great relationship with Alessandro Brito. Alessandro really likes the Hulk, he even tried to name the Hulk for Botafogo in previous years. This time, in this slightly more troubled moment [no Atlético-MG]it came from the Hulk people, Botafogo liked the idea, Alessandro loves the Hulk, and they went to check the values. It would be one of the two highest salaries in the squad, and Botafogo is in the process of reducing [a folha]. He is a player who, despite taking great care of his physical fitness, is already 40 years old, Botafogo was not encouraged by the numbers that his agent showed and did not make a proposal, nor did he even speak to Atlético, nor did he make the proposal official to the businessman, but he thanked him for contacting us and left it there in the folder, in the cart… – explained Sergio in “Market Center“.
– It was a player offered, Botafogo really likes it, Alessandro Brito especially, but it is a very unrealistic salary for Botafogo’s current moment. It will largely depend on the player himself to lower his salary demands. And there is also the part of Atlético not wanting to trade a player of an idol caliber to another team in Brazil, especially Botafogo, who beat them in the Libertadores final. I also think that, for the businessman to be offering to clubs in Brazil, it is because he already has an exhausted situation, on the way out. There are also situations with other clubs, Grêmio, Fluminense… Everyone wants Hulk – he completed.
Hulk has a contract until December 2026 with Atlético-MG and lost space in the team with the arrival of the coach Jorge Sampaoli. Still, he ended the season with 21 goals and eight assists in 61 games.
