Jovan Milosevic Joins SC Braga: A New Chapter in Portugal

Jovan Milosevic’s Stuttgart chapter is over. SC Braga have stepped in to offer the 21-year-old a fresh start and, for VfB, a tidy profit.

The move, first flagged by Bild and made official on Wednesday evening, sends the Serbian striker to Portugal on a five-year deal running until 2031. For a player who never really settled in Swabia, the numbers are striking.

Stuttgart cash in on a nearly man

Braga will pay up to nine million euros including bonuses, according to Bild. Stuttgart had only spent 1.5 million euros to bring Milosevic in from Vojvodina Novi Sad in 2023. Six times their money back, after a handful of games. For a Champions League participant carefully managing its squad and wage bill, that kind of margin matters.

Inside the club, Milosevic had long since shifted from “project player” to “sale candidate”. The talent was obvious. The pathway wasn’t. Across three years, he made just six competitive appearances for VfB. Every window seemed to push him further out on loan and further away from a real role in Stuttgart’s plans.

From February 2024, he barely saw the Mercedes-Benz Arena at all. First came a spell at FC St. Gallen in Switzerland, then a stint back home with Partizan Belgrade. The final stop was Werder Bremen, where he at least showed flashes of what had once tempted Stuttgart to bet on him.

Three goals in 13 outings for SV Werder Bremen were enough to remind clubs he was still there. Not enough, though, to change Sebastian Hoeneß’s mind. When Milosevic returned this summer, the VfB coach still had no place for him. With a contract running until 2029, Stuttgart went into the market looking not for another loan, but a buyer.

They found more than one.

Udinese circle, Braga close

Udinese Calcio tried to intervene late. The Serie A side moved to snatch Milosevic away just as the Braga deal edged towards completion. The interest was real, the timing too late. By Wednesday morning, Stuttgart and Braga had already thrashed out a final agreement.

Braga’s pursuit had not been casual. The Portuguese club, fourth in the Primeira Liga last season, had pushed hard for weeks. Coach Carlos Vicens is understood to be a firm admirer of Milosevic’s profile: tall, mobile, a striker who can finish but also link play. For a club with European ambitions and a defined attacking identity, he ticks plenty of boxes.

The reward for Milosevic is clear. He walks into a side playing on the continental stage. Braga must first negotiate Austria Vienna in the Conference League play-offs, but if they get through, the Serbian forward will have the platform Stuttgart never truly offered him: regular minutes in a team expected to attack, and the glare of European nights.

A crowded Braga front line

Nothing is guaranteed in northern Portugal, though. The competition at centre-forward is intense. Milosevic will have to fight for his place against, among others, former Barcelona prospect Pau Victor and ex-Wolfsburg striker Jonas Wind, who arrived on a free transfer after VfL’s relegation.

That battle will define whether this move becomes a turning point or just another line on a growing list of clubs. For Stuttgart, the story is already written: a short, stuttering spell, a series of loans, then a lucrative exit.

For Milosevic, the real question starts now: can he finally turn potential into permanence in Braga red?