Done deal · 2026

Santiago Rodríguez completes €6m move to Columbus Crew

Botafogo → Columbus Crew · €6m · Value €5m · Confirmed

Confirmed 2 Sept 2026

Santiago Rodríguez, a midfielder, has completed a move from Botafogo to Columbus Crew for €6m, confirmed 2 Sept 2026. The deal is now settled in Transfer Tracker's Done Deals record.

Who broke it: Cesar Luis Merlo, 21 Aug 2026, 12 days before completion.

How the deal happened

• Interest · not reported
• Talks · 21 Aug 2026 · Cesar Luis Merlo, Tom Bogert
• Agreed · 1 Sept 2026 · Tom Bogert
• Here we go · 1 Sept 2026 · Cesar Luis Merlo
• Signed · 2 Sept 2026 · Tom Bogert

More business at Columbus Crew and Botafogo

• Arthur Chaves: TSG Hoffenheim → Botafogo · Loan + option to buy (€6m), loan fee €1.5m · 4 Sept 2026
• Matheus Martins: Botafogo → Dínamo Moscou · €6m · 30 Aug 2026
• Tiquinho Soares: Santos → Botafogo · Free · 26 Aug 2026
• Patrick de Paula: Botafogo → Sport Recife · Free · 24 Aug 2026
• Nahuel Ferraresi: São Paulo → Botafogo · 19 Aug 2026
• Hugo Picard: Columbus Crew → Troyes · Loan + option to buy · 17 Aug 2026
• Joaquín Correa: Botafogo → Estudiantes (LP) · Free · 7 Aug 2026
• Gonzalo Tapia: São Paulo → Columbus Crew · Loan + option to buy · 5 Aug 2026

• Santiago Rodríguez profile, value & stats
• Columbus Crew transfers & squad
• Botafogo transfers & squad
• Done Deals · every completed transfer & spend tracker

See the full completed-deal record and more business at both clubs. Open on transfertracker.ai