The Colorado Rapids have signed Brazilian center forward Rafael Navarro from Palmeiras, sources involved in the deal tell The Athletic.
The deal is a 12-month loan with a purchase option. The Rapids will pay a $500,000 loan fee and have a $4.5million purchase option. That total package of potentially $5m would far and away set a new Rapids club-record fee.
Navarro, 23, has 11 goals and four assists in 65 appearances with Palmeiras, mostly off the bench. In 2022, he had seven goals and two assists in 10 Copa Libertadores appearances (403 minutes).
The center forward’s best season came in...
Imma keep it 💯 – I don’t think even a record signing like this is gonna be enough to fix the Rapids season