Palermo doesn't stop in the market and announces the third arrival of this summer session after Estévez and Cassandro: Hernani is officially a new Palermo player.

What happened?

In recent weeks, we told you about the closure of the operation, and now the official note has arrived. Palermo is currently in 4th place in Serie B, with 72 points and a goal difference of +28, thanks to 61 goals scored and 33 conceded.

Why is it important for Palermo?

The rosanero reinforce themselves in midfield with an experienced profile, who is coming from promotion to Serie A with the Monza jersey: in the last season, the Brazilian played a total of 22 games scoring 5 goals, the last one in the first leg of the playoffs against Catanzaro.

What does the club say?

THE PALERMO NOTE - "Palermo FC announces that it has acquired from AC Monza the sports performances of Hernani Azevedo Júnior. The player transfers definitively, binding himself to the Club of Viale del Fante with a multi-year contract. Welcome to Hernani in Palermo from the City Football Group, from president Mirri and from the whole rosanero family". Palermo is coming from a 2-0 win against Catanzaro, on May 20, 2026, and is 10 points behind leaders Venezia, with a recent form of 2W-0D-3L in the last 5 games.