Fluminense officially announced the signing of Hulk on Tuesday night (5).
The 39-year-old forward — who will turn 40 on July 25 — has signed a contract until December of next year.
But he will only be able to play after the Brasileirão break for the World Cup.
The next and final transfer window will only open on July 20.
And he will wear the No. 7 shirt at Flu — with Soteldo set to keep it until the Brazilian league resumes after the Club World Cup.
Signing Hulk had been a Fluminense goal since the start of the season.
But negotiations did not move forward because of the many demands made by the Minas Gerais club.
Hulk stayed in Belo Horizonte, but failed to deliver the expected performances on the pitch. And the atmosphere at the club was far from ideal.
He became a Fluminense target again before completing his 12th match in the Brazilian league and then terminated his contract with Atlético.
He leaves the club after scoring 140 goals and providing 55 assists in 311 matches, with a Brasileirão (2021), Copa do Brasil (2021), Supercopa do Brasil (2022), and five state titles to his name.
Another former Atlético player at Flu
Hulk will leave Belo Horizonte, but he will also feel at home at his new club.
He has already played at Atlético with five players from Fluminense’s current squad.
They are Guga, Guilherme Arana, Igor Rabello, Otávio, and Savarino.
Only the Venezuelan attacking midfielder did not join Tricolor directly from Atlético.
There is also Ganso, with whom Hulk played for the Brazilian national team and at the 2012 Olympic Games.
The other former Atlético player in Fluminense’s squad is Samuel Xavier, who played for the Minas Gerais club in 2018.
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