Wolverhampton Wanderers have accepted Palmeiras’ offer for Jhon Arias and he’s now negotiating a return to Brazil.
That’s according to UOL. The Brazilian outlet reports that Palmeiras sent a formal offer to Wolves today after Arias had signalled, he was open to a return to Brazil.
Palmeiras are now pushing to get the deal done and beat Fluminense to his signing. Arias has been a dream signing for Palmeiras since last year. President Leila Pereira contacted Mário Bittencourt, then president at Fluminense, about signing him.
But she was told that Arias would only play for Fluminense in Brazil. Months later he was sold to Wolves in a €17m deal. Now he could be set for a return to Brazil with Palmeiras after all.
UOL make no mention of the nature of their bid but say it has been accepted by Wolves. Several reports earlier today from Brazil and Colombia provided those details, though.
GE Globo in Brazil reported that Palmeiras had offered R$154 million for the winger. That’s around €25m. Wolves had reportedly signalled a willingness to do business, and the Brazilian club were waiting for Arias’ response.
They explained that talks between Wolves and Palmeiras had intensified in recent days, as well as with the Colombian’s staff. The fact the transfer window closed on Monday is not an issue for Wolves.
Now they’ve accepted the deal, it seems that Arias’ departure from Molineux is likely to pick up considerable pace.