Otavio signs for Paris FC

 

As expected, Paris FC is establishing itself as one of the major players in this Ligue 1 transfer window . With its new ambitions born from its acquisition by the family holding company of Bernard Arnault and Red Bull, the Parisian club has just signed its third signing of the summer. Having already attracted the promising Nhoa Sangui, who arrived from Reims for €9.5 million, and Moses Simons, who was poached from Nantes for €7 million, PFC has just signed Otavio.

"Otavio is Parisian. The Brazilian central defender has signed a contract binding him to Paris FC until 2030."

As we revealed in recent weeks , the Parisian management had to do everything possible to finalize this arrival. Despite an agreement reached with Porto for a transfer worth around 12 million euros, the player wanted to give himself time to study all their proposals. He finally gave the green light in the last few days.

He becomes the most expensive player in PFC history

Having arrived in Porto a year ago from Famalicao for €12.3 million, Otavio quickly established himself as a regular at his club. It was his controversial birthday party that precipitated his departure from the club. While an 11 p.m. curfew was imposed on Porto players in April, Otavio extended his birthday party... until 4 a.m. Porto then fined him, banned him from playing one match, and ordered him to train twice a day.

𝑶𝒕𝒂́𝒗𝒊𝒐 𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒆𝒏 ✍️

Le défenseur central brésilien a signé un contrat le liant au Paris FC jusqu’en 2030.

🔵⚪️ #CertifiéParis #BienvenueOtavio #Mercato #ParisFC pic.twitter.com/Etszer6bWH

— Paris FC (@ParisFC) July 23, 2025

It was from that day on that Otavio's status began to weaken, as evidenced by his five minutes of play during the Club World Cup. He will now have the opportunity to relaunch his career at an ambitious club, which has just made the biggest purchase in its history... But until when? Paris FC should still be a hot commodity in the transfer window in the coming weeks. As a reminder, Benjamin André is still being eagerly courted, as is Matthis Abline.