Former Flamengo player, Gabigol comments on the possibility of Jorge Jesus joining the national team

Even defending the colors of Cruzeiro , Gabigol maintains a close relationship with Jorge Jesus , the coach with whom he lived the peak of his career between 2019 and 2020 , at Flamengo . The connection remains alive thanks to the friendship between Jesus and Leonardo Jardim , the striker's current commander at the Minas Gerais club.

After Cruzeiro's 2-1 victory over Flamengo, last Sunday (04), at Mineirão, Gabigol revealed in an interview with CazéTV that he has frequent conversations with the former red-black coach.

“My relationship with Mister (Leonardo Jardim) is incredible, one of the best I’ve ever had. We talk a lot. Also because Jorge Jesus is a good friend of his , we make calls and talk to Jorge. Our relationship is incredible . I want to play always, but I respect the coach’s decision and I hope to have more opportunities,” said the striker.

He was the best coach I ever worked with..."

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Gabigol also commented on the possibility of Jorge Jesus taking over the Brazilian National Team . Although he praised the Portuguese, he said he did not have any concrete information on the matter.

“I don’t know anything. This job is not mine. Of course I would like it to be, he was the best coach I worked with. But I can’t say much because I never worked with other names. I never spoke to Ancelotti , I never used my Italian with him ,” he joked.

CONTROVERSY INVOLVING NEYMAR AND THE CBF

Jorge Jesus, who has been free on the market since leaving Al Hilal, was considered to take over the Brazilian national team. However, according to columnist Lauro Jardim from the newspaper O Globo, the coach was vetoed by Neymar's father during a meeting with the president of the CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues.

The veto was reportedly related to old disputes. In Saudi Arabia , Jorge Jesus stated that Neymar was not in ideal physical condition , which contributed to the number 10's departure from the club. The statement was not well received by the player's family.

The CBF, in turn, denied any interference from the Neymar family in the process of choosing the new coach. In an official note sent to the journalist, the entity declared that the last contact between Ednaldo Rodrigues and Neymar da Silva Santos took place in November 2024, at Arena Fonte Nova, in Salvador, and that there was no subsequent conversation .

“Any statement that suggests the participation of the player Neymar's father in decisions related to the Brazilian National Team is absolutely untrue ,” the statement said.

An idol of the red-and-black fans, Jorge Jesus has already publicly expressed his desire to coach a national team . His dream is to win a World Cup , and, according to him, the two most viable paths would be Portugal or Brazil.