EX-FLAMENGO DETAILS LEAVING THE CLUB IN 2014: "I ASKED TO RIP UP MY CONTRACT"

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.

Elections in Flamengo coming at the end of the season and the tickets are starting to form, in addition to the buzz, already normal within the red-black. In this sense, the possibility that Wallim Vasconcellos will appear as the main opposition candidate in the elections to succeed Rodolfo Landim has gained strength in recent days. of Finance, defined himself in the past as neither opposition nor situation, but he is rehearsing a candidacy supported by the group that was against Landim in the 2021 elections.

Wallim has long had the dream of being president of Flamengo, but does not have its own political group. However, he began talking to opposition groups who are looking for a single candidate to face Rodrigo Dunshee de Abranches, who must have the support of Landim, and Luiz Eduardo Baptista (Bap), who is trying to position himself as a kind of candidate for continuity of the management.

The opposition believes that Wallim can fill the same niche as Bap, who would appeal to many partners – a name that represents the legacy of the best part of Landim's management, which transformed Flamengo into an economic powerhouse , but distance yourself from the club's traditional policy, linked to Dunshee.

With the difference that, unlike Bap, Wallim has already publicly declared himself against the transformation of Flamengo into SAF (Sociedade Anônima de Futebol) , a point considered non-negotiable by opponents.

The name of Wallim has gained momentum since last week, with the showing of the documentary about the Ninho tragedy on Netflix.< /p>

Leaderships of opposition groups noticed a huge internal rejection of former president Eduardo Bandeira de Mello, who is trying to run for office, due to his connection with the biggest tragedy in Flamengo's history. Bandeira is a defendant in the criminal case regarding the case.

Bandeira did not give up his candidacy, but Wallim was already rehearsing an approach even with names very close to the former president, such as former legal vice Flávio Willeman, whose name was floated as a possible candidate for Bandeira's group.

An alliance between Bandeira himself and Wallim, however, is unlikely, as the two have been broken since 2015, when Wallim accused Bandeira of breaking an agreement that he would not be a candidate for re-election and would support Wallim.