Jeffinho has been loaned by Botafogo to Liaoning Tieren. Liaoning Tieren has been promoted to the Chinese top division for the first time in its history after being champions of the second division. Liaoning Tieren will now try to revive the 26-year-old player.

According to Globo.com, Botafogo has agreed to loan forward Jeffinho to Liaoning Tieren, a club in China. Jeffinho signed the contract last Friday night and will travel this weekend to join the Chinese club. The loan fee is 300,000 euros, which is approximately R$ 1.8 million. Jeffinho's departure is related to Botafogo's effort to reduce the payroll and receive financial assets to improve the club's finances.

Jeffinho, a 26-year-old Brazilian winger who was not planned to be part of Botafogo's squad for 2026, will join the Chinese club Liaoning Tieren on a loan agreement until December 2026. The Chinese club will pay a 300,000 euro fee for the loan, which is the highest amount Botafogo has ever received for a loan deal, and will also cover the player's entire salary. Before this agreement was reached, Santos had also attempted to sign the attacker and submitted a formal proposal. However, those negotiations did not proceed after Santos's coach, Juan Pablo Vojvoda, felt there was limited space in the squad for a player with Jeffinho's characteristics. The player's contract with Botafogo is set to expire at the end of 2028, and his current market value is €4.50m, according to Transfermarkt. He was previously sold by Botafogo to Olympique Lyonnais in January 2023 for a fee reported to be €10.0 million, before rejoining the club in January 2025 for €5.3 million. Other clubs recently linked to the player include Shakhtar Donetsk and CSKA Moskva.