Overview
- Club América announced on February 3 that Raphael Veiga has joined on a season-long loan for 2026.
- The agreement includes a reported option to buy tied to performance targets, with the Mexican club covering his salary during the loan.
- Palmeiras renewed Veiga’s contract through December 2028 before approving the temporary move.
- Veiga departs as a modern Palmeiras icon with 109 goals in 384 games and a haul that includes two Libertadores and two Brasileiros.
- Already in Mexico, he attended América’s 2–0 win over Necaxa and declared in a club video that he is "americanista," while telling Palmeiras fans he hopes to take his final professional kick at Allianz Parque.