Igor Paixão is approached by the Italian giant and could make money for Coritiba

According to the journalist, Igor Paixão’s profile pleases the Italian club’s board, which is looking to hire a striker to raise the level of the offensive sector. Roma finished the last edition of the Italian Championship in third place and guaranteed a place in the next Champions League.

The scenario could also favor a possible transfer, as Olympique de Marseille, Paixão’s current club, will not compete in the next edition of the Champions League and is evaluating the possibility of reducing its salary bill by selling some athletes. In addition to the Brazilian, the team’s top scorer last season with 26 goals, Mason Greenwood, is appointed as a new reinforcement for Turkish football.

At the age of 25, in the 2025/26 season, Igor played 42 matches for Marseille, scored 12 goals and finished among the team’s top three scorers. In the Champions League, he was the French club’s top scorer, with four goals in eight games. Hired at the beginning of the season, the former Coritiba player signed a five-year contract with Marseille, valid until June 2030.

Player starred in historic transfers

Signed by Olympique de Marseille from Feyenoord in August 2025, Paixão became the biggest signing in the history of the French club and also the biggest sale ever made by the Rotterdam team.

The French disbursed 35 million euros, around R$227 million. The deal was closed with a fixed value of 30 million euros (R$195 million) and another five million euros (R$32 million) variables, which depend on individual and collective goals.

Furthermore, when he left Coritiba, in August 2022, Paixão was the biggest sale in the club’s history. At the time, Feyernoord paid 8 million euros (R$41.6 million at the price at the time) and also earned another R$39 million due to the fact that Coritiba would maintain 20% of the player’s economic rights in a future sale.

A possible transfer to Roma could also generate new revenue for Coritiba. Trained at CT da Graciosa since he was 14 years old, Paixão guarantees the club the right to FIFA’s solidarity mechanism. Thus, Coxa can receive up to 5% of the value of a future international negotiation involving the attacker, in proportion to the period in which he participated in his formation.

In addition to Igor Paixão, Coritiba can also profit from a possible transfer of another Piá do Couto, right-back Yan Couto. Revealed by the club, the player is negotiating his departure from Borussia Dortmund and could be a reinforcement at Como, also in Italy.