SON OF EVERTON RIBEIRO AND EX-XODÓ OF THE FLAMENGO FANS GOES TO THE GAME WITH URUBU

Gabigol is a fundamental piece of Flamengo's squad, but the cost of keeping the striker at the Rio club is astronomical. Let's look at the numbers: currently, Gabigol earns R$1.5 million per month. Flamengo was negotiating to renew the player's contract for another five years, with a 50% increase and a bonus of R$50 million.

Doing the math, with the new contract, Gabigol would become earn R$2.2 million per month. Let's detail how this figure was achieved and how much it would mean to the club over five years. Gabigol currently receives R$1.5 million per month. With the 50% increase, the monthly salary would jump to R$2.2 million. This value would remain constant during the five years of the contract.

HIGH INVESTMENT FOR LITTLE DELIVERY

In addition to the salary increase, the new contract would include a signing bonus of R$50 million. This amount is a common practice in large negotiations to guarantee the permanence of key players and acts as an additional incentive for the athlete. The total of R$193 million represents a significant financial impact for Flamengo. This amount only includes salary and bonus signra, without considering other additional costs such as taxes, benefits and possible performance bonuses that could be included in the contract.

Forward Gabriel Barbosa, known as Gabigol, could be leaving Flamengo. According to information from the newspaper O Globo, the player's representatives are taking recent inquiries from teams in Spain and Asia to the Rio club. The red-black board, in turn, is willing to listen to the proposals that arrive to assess the viability of negotiation.

The possibility of negotiating Gabigol is not limited to the international market. In Brazil, Palmeiras, Cruzeiro and Grêmio are aware of the striker's situation and may move to try to sign the player, who is one of the highlights of Brazilian football. Journalist Raisa Simplicio reports that Flamengo is willing to negotiate Gabigol, but will not give up considerable financial compensation to release the athlete.

FIGHT ABROAD FOR THE ATTACKER 

The red board -negra believes that the staff of Gabigol should present concrete proposals soon, which should define the striker's future in the coming days. Gabigol's departure would be a significant blow for Flamengo, which has counted on the player as one of the main names in the your cast. Since arriving at the club, Gabigol has become a fan idol, scoring important goals and helping the team win significant titles.

On the other hand, a successful sale of Gabigol could represent financial relief for the club, allowing new investments in hiring and structure. The financial compensation required by Flamengo indicates that the club intends to use the resources from a possible sale to reinforce the squad and maintain competitiveness in competitions

Flamengo lost to Juventude, but remains leader of the Brasileirão after the games this Wednesday (26), in the 12th round. The only team that had a chance of overcoming Mengão, Palmeiras was run over by Fortaleza, at Castelão, and stopped at 23 points, one behind Rubro-Negro. With the stumbles of Fla and the São Paulo team, the biggest beneficiary of the round was Bahia, who jumped to second place, with the same score as Tite's men. SEE UPDATED CLASSIFICATION OF BRASILEIRÃO

1st Flamengo – 24

2nd Bahia – 24

3rd Botafogo – 23

4th Palmeiras – 23

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5º Cruzeiro – 20 (game in hand)

At the Alfredo Jaconi Stadium, Flamengo even took the lead, with Pedro, but was defeated by Juventude, 2-1. The only round that didn't get worse for Rubro-Negro was Palmeiras' 3-0 defeat to Fortaleza. If Abel Ferreira's team won, they would take the lead.

Botafogo jumped to third place, with 23 points, after turning the game against Bragantino, at Engenhão. Lucas Evangelistas opened the scoring for the São Paulo team, but Eduardo, twice, turned the ball around for John Textor's club. Therefore, the rival is recovering in the competition, after a defeat and a draw.

Above General Severiano's team is Bahia, with Everton Ribeiro and Rogério Ceni. The team reached the same 24 points as Flamengo, however, with a disadvantage on balance (9 to 7). To move up the table, the Bahians beat Vasco, 2-1, at Fonte Nova.

Another game involving the top of the table takes place at Mineirão. Flamengo's next opponent, Cruzeiro beat Athletico-PR, 2-0, and jumped to fifth, surpassing the team from Paraná itself, which stopped in sixth place.