Fluminense approached Atlético to negotiate the signing of Hulk. The information was initially given by ge and confirmed by Itatiaia. The report advanced the case. The former president of the Rio club, Mário Bittencourt, made direct contact with Paulo Bracks, Galo’s Chief Sports Officer (CSO), to begin negotiations on having the black and white “Super-Hero” in 2026.
The main impasse in the negotiation is the termination fine of R$60 million established in Hulk’s contract. Fluminense will try to reach an agreement to close a deal.
The new information about the case comes one day after Paulo Bracks and Hulk spoke publicly about the situation this Tuesday (6). The director
stated in a press conference at Arena MRV that the club wants its idol to remain
reiterated the speech adopted by the director
The number 7, in turn,
spoke out through his Instagram story
Hulk for Atlético
After playing for Shanghai SIPG-CHN, Hulk was signed by Atlético on January 29, 2021 to become one of the club’s biggest idols. There are 289 games with the Galo shirt, 135 goals with the black and white shirt and eight titles won as an Atletico.
They were: Campeonato Brasileiro (2021), Copa do Brasil (2021), Supercopa do Brasil (2022) and Campeonato Mineiro (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025).
In 2025, however, Hulk experienced ups and downs. Despite having scored 21 goals and provided eight assists during the season in 61 official games, the striker ended up being a reserve under Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli.
Sampaoli arrived at Galo in September 2025 and was retained for 2026, with a contract until the end of 2027. Galo will debut this season on Sunday (11), at 6pm (Brasília time).
On that occasion, Atlético will host Betim at Arena MRV, in BH, for the first round of the Mineiro. The tendency is for Sampaoli to use an alternative team in these first State games.
