FLAMENGO'S CREAT BECOMES AN ISSUE IN ENGLAND AFTER AN UNUSUAL RESPONSE: "FISH"

Champion of the Champions League and scorer of goals in two finals, Vini Jr joined the hall of greatest players in the history of the competition. Therefore, the competition's official page paid a kind of tribute and published seven photos of the Real Madrid (ESP) striker on Monday (17). Detail: in all of them, the striker appears wearing the Flamengo shirt, at the beginning of his career, in the 2017 and 2018 seasons.

Flamengo's official profile interacted with the publication, liking and commenting on the post. Among the various comments in other languages, Mais Querido wrote two hearts, one red and one black. Some red and black players, of course, also left their mark, with jokes like “I knew Flamengo had the Champions League”.

In the 2022 Champions League final, Vini Jr scored the title-winning goal over Flamengo. Liverpool (ING), when Real Madrid won 1-0. The dose was repeated this season, when the former Flamengo player scored the last goal in the 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund (ALE). became the first Brazilian to score two goals in different Champions League finals.

With his great performance in this season's Champions League, Vini Jr is the big favorite to win the Ballon d'Or, the award for the best world player of the year. The star's 'main competition' is the European Championship, if any athlete stands out in the tournament taking place in Germany.

Currently, Vini Jr is on loan to the Brazilian team, focused on preparing for the Copa América. Next Monday (24), Dorival Júnior's team debuts against Costa Rica, at 10pm (Brasília time), in the United States. Therefore, the five-time world champion is in Group D, which also includes Colombia and Paraguay.

The current guest for the program "Resenha do Galinho" presented by Zico was Adriano Imperador. Right away, Didico showed that he was people like us and confessed his nervousness about being next to the greatest idol in Flamengo's history, who joked: "Relax".ALMOST GOING TO TURKEY

During the chat, Zico recalled Adriano's time at Inter Milan (ITA) and the Champions League, and confided in the former player that, at the time he was in charge of Fenerbahçe, he asked for him to join the Turkish team. Galinho still reveals details of the attempt and regretted not being able to transfer Didico.

“They (Inter) wanted to release you, my president decided he wanted to buy a striker, and I said: “Oh, my friend, there’s Adriano there, Adriano is leaving”. Then he replied: “Ah, but he can’t play in the Champions League”. And you weren't bought because we were in the Champions League and Inter was too. Inter didn’t want to release you to a team that was going to play in the Champions League too”, revealed Galinho.

Upon learning of Zico’s desire , Adriano recalled the frustration he experienced at Inter Milan, and commented on how the loss of his father directly influenced his performance. After what happened, the player was unable to perform and returned to Brazil.

“It was more on the field, there was all that confusion... Then Mourinho came, Inter were going to loan me to Manchester City, but the Mourinho didn't let him. He tried to talk to me... At first, everything went well, but then everything fell apart again. I couldn't stop thinking about my father, about his loss, and I started to relapse again. I didn't pay attention at the time, but he didn't want to punish me, he didn't want to ground me. But at that moment, I wasn't thinking well. He wanted to mess with me to make me better, but I took it the other way. So much so that, later, I left (to Brazil)”, detailed the Emperor.

Adriano won several titles at Flamengo and became an idol of the fans . The former player was one of the highlights of Mais Querido in the 2009 Brasileirão alongside Petkovic. In addition, he also won a Rio Cup (2000), Guanabara Cup (2001), Carioca (2000 and 2001) and a Champions Cup (20001).

Creative of Flamengo's youth divisions, Rodrigo Muniz gained value at Fulham, in England, during the last European season. With ten goals in 33 matches played, he draws the attention of the country's giants, such as Chelsea and Tottenham. Both consulted on the center forward's situation, according to the GOAL portal.

Currently managed by the company CCA Base, from England, Rodrigo Muniz has gained notoriety in local football. In the last 16 games played for Fulham last season, the Brazilian scored nine goals, all in the Premier League. He also provided an assist during the period.

In the final stretch of the season, he began to attract the interest of English giants. Chelsea and Tottenham made contact about the athlete's situation at Craven Cottage. Both are evaluating the possibility of investing in the player.

Last year, two clubs in Brazil tried to sign Rodrigo Muniz. Atlético-MG and Grêmio considered removing him from English football, but Fulham's request was €8 million (R$45.5 million at current prices) for the negotiation. The athlete was shaken by Galo's proposal, but was advised to continue in British football.

Today, Fulham's request to negotiate him with an English football club is valued at between €30 million (R $170.6 million) and €40 million (R$227.5 million). The athlete's appreciation is due to his performance in the final stretch of the 2023/2024 Premier League.

Rodrigo Muniz's contract with Fulham does not have a termination fine - English legislation does not require a termination fine in player contracts . The item is optional, and the 23-year-old center forward does not have an established value for leaving the club.

The striker's contract with the London team ends on June 30, 2026, but there is the option to renew the contract for another season. The most likely is that he will be traded in the current transfer window.