Botafogo Sells David Ricardo to Dynamo Moscow for €6.5 Million

Overview

• The Rio club agreed the morning sale for €6.5 million, roughly R$40 million, as reported by ge/GLOBO and Extra.
• The fee equates to about a 263% gain on the approximately R$11 million Botafogo paid Ceará in 2025.
• Ceará’s management says the transfer will yield about €1.25 million to the club through retained rights plus FIFA’s solidarity mechanism.
• Reports conflict on who now holds 20% of the player’s economic rights, with Extra and Terra indicating Botafogo retention and Diário do Nordeste citing Ceará’s sell-on share, with no official clarification in the articles.
• Ricardo, 23, made 29 appearances for Botafogo with two goals and one assist after 99 senior matches for Ceará.