Brazilian Valorant legend Erick ‘aspas’ Santos has reached a verbal agreement to join Turkish organization FUT, it has been claimed.
The agreement was first reported by The Spike, before Sheep Esports corroborated the news, both claiming that agreement had been reached in principle.
aspas set to join FUT, according to report
The news followed the sudden benching of MIBR’s entire roster. The Brazilian organization successfully became a Valorant Partner organization, claiming one of the 32 Partner spots for VCT 2027 and 2028, but decided to offload its roster, citing challenges in the shifting Valorant landscape.
Benched alongside former Sentinels legend Zachary ‘zekken’ Patrone and free to explore options, aspas’ benching quickly started speculation about the Valorant Champions 2022 winners’ next destination.
With only two Brazilian organizations partnered, a move outside of the Americas region was heavily speculated, and it seems that aspas will indeed find his new home in EMEA with FUT.
According to The Spike, aspas accepted the FUT offer over a potentially lucrative move to the VCT China region, prioritizing a team capable of winning titles.
FUT were amongst the top-performing EMEA rosters last year, qualifying for Valorant Masters London and Valorant Champions 2026, something which aspas’ MIBR roster failed to achieve. However, FUT failed to secure any silverware despite a solid year, finishing third in both EMEA Stage 1 and 2.
FUT will therefore be hoping that the Brazilian Duelist will help propel the roster, with the majority of the roster’s makeup still yet to be confirmed for the 2027 season.
Pending finalization of the deal, aspas’ debut for FUT would be in the VCT 2027 EMEA Kickoff tournament, which the eight Partner Teams automatically qualify for. The tournament is set to begin in January, with the specific date yet to be announced.
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Darragh is an Esports Journalist for Insider Gaming specialising in Counter-Strike. He loves to explore how esports teams work, or why they very often do not.
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