Erick ‘aspas’ Santos reportedly agrees verbally with FUT Esports
Erick ‘aspas’ Santos has reportedly agreed verbally to join FUT Esports for the 2027 VCT EMEA season, after leaving MIBR. The contract has not been signed, and neither club has officially announced the deal.
Reports published on November 10, 2026 cite sources close to the player. One of them says only the signature of the contract remains. MIBR declined to comment, according to the same report, and neither FUT Esports nor MIBR has made an official statement about the transfer.
Erick ‘aspas’ Santos: verbal deal reported, contract unsigned
The reports do not agree on when the verbal agreement was reached, and the date could not be confirmed. Until a contract is signed, the deal remains an agreement reported by sources, not a transfer announced by the teams.
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FUT Esports 2027: Wo0t and yetujey confirmed, others expected
FUT Esports officially announced Mert ‘Wo0t’ Alkan and the renewal of Eray ‘yetujey’ Budak for the 2027 season. Reports list Berkay ‘hezacoil’ Dogar, Mehmet Batu ‘batujnax’ Ozaslan and aspas as expected members of the roster, but none of these three players has been confirmed as part of the final lineup. The timing of hezacoil’s agreement is also disputed among reports, so the date of his deal could not be confirmed.
aspas rejected seven-figure VCT China offer, reports say
According to the reports, aspas turned down a seven-figure offer from a team in the VCT China league that has not been identified. The exact value of the offer was not disclosed. The reports say he considered FUT Esports’ project more attractive from a competitive standpoint.
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MIBR and FUT Esports in 2026: aspas’s worst season in reports
The move follows a difficult year for aspas and MIBR. According to one report, 2026 was the worst year of aspas’s career, with MIBR not qualifying for international VALORANT Champions Tour events, including Champions, for the first time since he turned professional. FUT Esports, by contrast, qualified for Masters London and Champions 2026, but won no titles and finished third in stages 1 and 2 of the EMEA league.
VCT 2027 EMEA Kickoff: expected dates and partner teams
- Expected start: January 2, 2027, in Berlin
- Expected end: February 26, 2027
- VCT EMEA partner teams in the 2027-2028 cycle: 8
- FUT Esports: confirmed as a partner team for the 2027-2028 cycle
aspas and FUT Esports: contract, value and start date still unconfirmed
The signing of the contract, its value and its duration have not been disclosed. The start of aspas’s debut with FUT Esports depends on the contract being finalized, and the official start date of the VCT 2027 EMEA Kickoff has not been announced.
