Jovan Milosevic Joins SC Braga on Five-Year Deal
Jovan Milosevic’s Stuttgart chapter is over. The Serbian striker has completed a move to SC Braga, signing a five-year deal with the Portuguese club that runs until 2031.
The transfer, first flagged by Bild and made official on Wednesday evening, brings Stuttgart a fee of up to nine million euros including bonuses. For VfB’s bosses, it is a deal that ticks every box: a clear sale candidate turned into a major profit. Stuttgart had paid just 1.5 million euros to Vojvodina Novi Sad in 2023 to bring Milosevic to the Bundesliga. One year on, they bank roughly six times that amount and add valuable income for a club preparing for Champions League football.
On paper, Milosevic always looked like a smart investment: tall, mobile, technically tidy, with obvious upside. On the pitch for Stuttgart, it never quite happened. Across three years, he managed only six competitive appearances for the Swabians and never truly settled. Playing time dried up, and so did the patience.
Loans became the norm. From February 2024, Milosevic disappeared from Stuttgart’s plans and into a carousel of temporary homes: first FC St. Gallen in Switzerland, then Partizan Belgrade back in Serbia, and finally Werder Bremen for the second half of last season. That last spell at least offered a glimpse of what he can do. In Bremen colours, he scored three goals in 13 appearances, enough to remind suitors of his potential but not enough to change minds in Stuttgart.
He returned to VfB this summer, but there was no fresh start waiting. Coach Sebastian Hoeneß did not include him in his plans, and the club quietly moved him into the “for sale” column. With his contract running until 2029, Stuttgart held a strong hand and spent recent weeks searching for a permanent buyer for the two-time Serbia international.
They found one in Braga – and had to fend off late interest to get the deal over the line.
Udinese arrive late – but too late
According to Bild, Udinese Calcio tried to hijack the transfer at the last moment. The Serie A side moved to lure Milosevic away just as talks with Braga were nearing completion. The Italian club’s interest underlined the striker’s standing on the market, but the timing was off. Stuttgart and Braga had already reached a final agreement on Wednesday morning, shutting the door on Udinese’s late push.
For Braga, who finished fourth in Portugal’s top flight last season, Milosevic is another piece in an ambitious rebuild. The club will play in Europe again and are targeting the Conference League proper, with a play-off against Austria Vienna standing between them and the league phase. If they get through, Milosevic will have a continental stage to relaunch his career.
He will not walk into a free role. Far from it. Competition at centre-forward is intense. Former Barcelona prospect Pau Victor is already in the squad, and Jonas Wind has arrived on a free transfer after Wolfsburg’s relegation. Milosevic will have to fight for every minute, every start, every chance.
Braga, though, have pushed hard to bring him in. Bild reports that the Portuguese side had been working on the deal for weeks, with coach Carlos Vicens a particular admirer of Milosevic’s style. That belief matters. It is something the striker rarely felt in Stuttgart, where he slid from prospect to peripheral figure in a remarkably short time.
Now the equation is simple. Stuttgart walk away with a hefty profit and extra financial muscle for their Champions League campaign. Braga gamble that a 21-year-old with two Serbia caps and flashes of Bundesliga promise can finally turn potential into production.
For Milosevic, it is another new country, another new league, and perhaps the last time he can still be talked about as a talent rather than a missed opportunity.
