FLAMENGO MANAGER SPEAKS OUT ABOUT FLAMENGO'S HIRING AND SENDS A MESSAGE TO THE FANS

In the relationship between Gabigol and coach Tite at Flamengo, only the field is capable of speaking. Between the striker and coach, there is practically no dialogue, and the cold and silent war dictates that only one of them should remain at the club for the season in 2025.

No atmosphere with the coaching staff and also with the squad , Gabriel Barbosa has been convinced to change and airs, but even the clubs that expressed interest in the first half of the year backed away. With a contract at Flamengo until the end of December, Gabigol had offers from Palmeiras, Corinthians and Santos, was mentioned at Grêmio, but did not want to sign a pre-contract with any team.

The expectation was to try to turn things around on top in the second half, otherwise he would end his time at Flamengo like the idol he became, without any fuss.

Tite's arrival last year changed the entire perspective of the striker, who was already in a bad phase previously, and lost his place once and for all to Pedro with the presence of the new coach. With the center forward's recent injury, Tite kept Gabigol at the end of the line, under the argument that Carlinhos and Bruno Henrique perform better in the scheme with a reference man .

Without understanding the criteria, Gabi maintains her dedication to the basic level of professionalism in training, as it is not part of the coach's or the club's plans for a possible renewal. With the chances of a comeback practically buried, the two possible paths are to wait for the election in Flamengo to find out if Tite will remain with the next president; or wait for the end of the contract to freely listen to proposals again. Palmeiras and Santos have not yet given up on the idea, and Bahia appears as an option, as it has good investment capacity.

Retired from the field since 2017, former midfielder Zé Roberto, who had a spell at Flamengoin the 90s, it is looking to buy 90% of SAF from São Bento, a club in São Paulo. According to GE, a meeting scheduled for this Wednesday night (18) could decree the sale of the Sorocaba team to the company Flash Forward, which belongs to the former player.

Zé Roberto is the main name of the company. However, the group also has partners such as former athlete Fransérgio and businessman Tiago Ribeiro (former CEO of Estoril). In addition to Flamengo, Zé played in Brazilian football with the shirts of Palmeiras, Santos and Grêmio. In Europe, the former athlete defended giants such as Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.

The offer is R$130 million, which would be paid in installments. This amount would be invested on a specific basis in the football team and the club’s structure. The project is to take São Bento to the elite of São Paulo football and Brazilian Series B in up to six seasons.

Revelation from Portuguesa-SP, Zé Roberto stood out at Lusa and caught the attention of Real Madrid in 1997. However, the player had difficulty fitting into the Spanish club and was loaned to Flamengo in 1998.

At Flamengo, Zé Roberto was a starter in the Campeonato Carioca competition, entered the field 23 times and aroused the interest of Bayer Leverkusen , leaving Gávea in the same season. As an athlete, the former midfielder also played in the 2006 World Cup for the Brazilian team.

President Rodolfo Landim participated in the famous social media game, where people have to answer questions with just one word. The president of Mais Querido, with journalist Daniela Boaventura, defined Gabigol in a summarized way and revealed what his biggest dream is for the current transfer window: Claudinho.

CHECK LANDIM'S ANSWERS:

"Title he most wants to win in 2024: Libertadores and Brasileiro

Most difficult management transfer: Arrascaeta

Best value for money transfer: Pablo Marí, Erick Pulgar and Fabrício Bruno

Biggest dream in the transfer window: Claudinho

Goal most celebrated in the management: Gabigol in the 2019 Libertadores final, against River

Complete the sentence “Tite is…”: very different

Define Gabigol in one word: predestined"

In addition, Rodolfo Landim cited Arrascaeta as the most difficult signing. The Uruguayan midfielder was signed in 2019, after much resistance from Cruzeiro in releasing the player. Already the best "value for money", the president was unable to mention just one name and highlighted Pablo Marí, Erick Pulgar and Fabrício Bruno.

One of the themes of the questions by Daniela Boaventura, Gabigol is close to ending the cycle at Mais Querido. It is worth remembering that Rodolfo Landim did not offer what the player wanted to renew. Flamengo "put on the table" only a one-year contract, rejected by the attacker.

So, while his situation with Flamengo is not resolved, Gabigol continues to be linked for Mais Querido matches. Thus, the striker joins the rest of the squad to face Palmeiras, this Wednesday (7).