Globo.com reported that Vasco da Gama's football department is interested in 29-year-old Brazilian Centre-Back Willian Machado from Ceará. This interest is part of a wider strategy where the club monitors players from Brazilian football, including those from teams relegated to the second division. The department likes both Willian Machado and another player, Pierre from Fortaleza, and considers them market opportunities who could strengthen Vasco's squad. Machado joined Ceará in January 2025 and has a contract that is valid until the end of 2027. According to Transfermarkt, his current market value is €1.20m. Coritiba has also been connected with the player.