Overview

• Braga has escalated the dispute to FIFA over roughly €1 million tied to the final installment of Artur Jorge’s release clause.
• According to reports cited by ESPN, the club says it received no reply from Botafogo for more than a month before pursuing legal action.
• The outstanding amount relates to the last part of the contractual penalty agreed when Jorge left Braga for Botafogo in 2024.
• Botafogo previously delayed the first installment in 2024 and paid only after pressure from the Portuguese side.
• Jorge guided Botafogo to the Brasileirão and Copa Libertadores titles in 2024 and has been under contract with Al-Rayyan since January 2025 through 2027.