Overview
- Fluminense ended negotiations to sign Savarino from Botafogo after failing to reach a contract agreement with the player and his camp.
- The proposed transfer included a cash payment plus the permanent move of 18-year-old midfielder Wallace Davi to Botafogo.
- With Fluminense’s withdrawal, Wallace Davi’s anticipated switch has been halted.
- Botafogo had considered the sale to reduce payroll and help resolve a FIFA transfer ban linked to a debt owed to Atlanta United.
- Signed from Real Salt Lake in 2024 for about $3 million, Savarino has 103 appearances with 20 goals and 19 assists and remains in Botafogo’s squad.