Brazilian attacking midfielder Matheus Pereira, 29, who is in the final six months of his contract with Cruzeiro, wants to return to Europe to play in European competitions. He is being offered to various teams with specific financial terms for himself and his club. Pereira was proposed to PAOK, but the club was not genuinely interested because he covers the same positions as Zivkovic, Despodov, and Konstantelias. He has also been offered to two other major Greek teams, who have not yet responded. The Brazil international has one cap for his country and his current Transfermarkt market value is €14.00m. Reports in late 2024 indicated that Palmeiras made an initial offer of approximately €12.5 million plus bonuses. Cruzeiro set an asking price of €25 million. His recent transfer history includes a completed move from Al Hilal to Cruzeiro for €5 million in July 2024 and a prior transfer from West Bromwich Albion to Al Hilal for €18 million in August 2021.