The Seattle Sounders may be getting ready to spend some serious money on Brazilian attacker Wesley. Although Palmeiras rejected the Sounders initial transfer offer of about $2.5M, a second offer of nearly $6M for 60% of Wesley’s rights is apparently close enough that a deal is expected soon, according to Brazilian journalist Jorge Nicola.
Nicola is apparently a well-sourced journalist and tends to be reasonably reliable when moves are related to São Paulo-based clubs like Palmeiras. In this case, he says he talked to Wesley’s agent.
“The Seattle Sounders signaled positive for this counterproposal and now Verdão [the nickname for Palmeiras] is waiting for the MLS club to formalize and put on paper what was discussed verbally.