Ricardo Velho

In May 2026, reports on the Gençlerbirliği loan mentioned a purchase option of €3.5 million for 70% of the player's rights, implying a €5 million total valuation. In September 2025, his Transfermarkt value was reported as €4 million. In August 2025, Farense's asking price was consistently reported as €5 million amid interest from several clubs. Earlier, in February 2025, Farense was reportedly seeking close to €10 million, and a €10 million release clause was mentioned in June 2024.

Our valuation for Ricardo Velho is driven by the consistent €5 million asking price reported in August 2025 following Farense's relegation, which is strongly corroborated by the implied €5 million valuation in the September 2025 loan-to-buy option with Gençlerbirliği. While a higher €10 million figure was mentioned earlier in 2025, the more recent and concrete data points to the lower valuation.