Overview
- Fortaleza ends 2025 with 38 players, with roughly 80% under contract into next year, limiting immediate payroll relief.
- Yago Pikachu announced he will leave at the end of December, a decision aligned with the club’s financial restructuring.
- Diário do Nordeste reports Fortaleza will not exercise the option to buy Gastón Ávila, who is set to return to Ajax.
- Right-back Tinga is in advanced talks with Coritiba, signaling another potential exit as the squad is trimmed.
- Local reporting says Fortaleza has signaled interest in buying loanee Pierre from Tombense for about R$4 million.