Botafogo has progressed with the signing of 29-year-old Brazilian-Belgian goalkeeper Warleson from Cercle Brugge, a player the club's football department had been monitoring for some time. The clubs reached an agreement in recent days for a transaction costing approximately R$ 4 million. Warleson has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, undergoing medical examinations last Monday and continuing with physical tests on Tuesday. It is expected that he will sign his three-and-a-half-year contract, until the end of 2029, this week. The club is currently working to have FIFA lift five transfer bans to register new players when the window opens on July 20. This information was initially published by "Canal do TF" and later confirmed by ge. Warleson joined Cercle Brugge in February 2020 and has a current market value of €2.00m, according to Transfermarkt.