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João Victor to Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Quiet since 14 July 2026. Last report: FotMob (squad data reflecting confirmed signing). Probability when it went quiet: 72%.

João Victor, the 28-year-old Brazilian defender, has agreed a move to Hapoel Be'er Sheva on a contract running to June 2029. The deal, as reported, involves a fee of €1.7m fixed plus add-ons and a 20% sell-on clause agreed with ZTE (Zalaegerszeg), though the case file lists Mirassol as his current club. FotMob's squad data already reflects him as a new signing, arrived from Zalaegerszeg, suggesting the paperwork is at an advanced stage if not already finalised. Rudy Galetti, a reporter with a reasonable but not top-drawer track record, broke the story on 1 July 2026 and repeated it the following day, describing Hapoel as having hijacked the deal from Polish side Górnik Zabrze. FotMob's squad update on 14 July adds a second data point, though its squad-data entries carry only moderate reliability as a sourcing mechanism. Two voices pointing the same direction is better than one, but neither sits at the very top of the credibility scale. The agreement in place and the squad data already updated make this a strong probability. The gap between Galetti's €1.7m figure and the broader €2m to €4m fee range is modest. What could still complicate matters is a discrepancy over which club actually held his registration, given the Mirassol versus Zalaegerszeg confusion in the file. João Victor has tracked a sharp downward curve in transfer value. He moved from Corinthians to Benfica for €10m in 2022, from Benfica to Vasco da Gama for €8m in 2024, and from Vasco da Gama to CSKA Moscow for €5m in 2025. A fee in the €1.7m to €2m region reflects how far that valuation has fallen and places

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