FLAMENGO LOOKS FOR OSCAR AND SELECTION STRIKER TO REINFORCE THEMSELVES

Only in the first window of 2024 did Flamengo bring Nicolas De La Cruz from River Plate, Matias Viña from Roma and Léo Ortiz from Red Bull Bragantino. Three weight reinforcements. At least on paper. Of the three reinforcements that arrived in 2024, only Nico managed to establish himself among the starters. Léo Ortiz has been systematically overlooked by coach Tite, who prioritizes David Luiz and Matias Viña, who despite making some good performances, has not yet surpassed Ayrton Lucas, who continues to own Flamengo's left flank.

One of the weaknesses detected by coach Tite it is the red and black right side. With Varela and Wesley as options for the side and Luiz Araújo and Gerson as options for the right wing, Tite wants replacement parts to stop having his most vulnerable side on his right side. The midfield is another concern for the coach. With only De La Cruz as a player who can box-to-box, Tite has already asked Flamengo to replace the sector.

With the poor performance of Gabigol and Carlinhos, Flamengo's attack is also being the subject of consideration for the club to strengthen itself in this window. And in this sector, the red-and-black directors recently probed Roberto Firmino, a former Liverpool striker, currently at Al-Ahli in Saudi Arabia.

However, the 32-year-old player doesn't get along very well with the current red-black coach and considers the relationship they both had in the Brazilian team as disappointing due to the cut he suffered before going to the 2022 World Cup. The player even reported this disappointment in an autobiographical book he released in November 2023.

Another player that the red and black board is trying is Oscar. Currently a player for Shanghai Port in China, with a contract until the end of November this year. At 32 years old and with excellent numbers in the Chinese Super League, Flamengo is trying to convince the Chinese to release the athlete in this mid-year window.

So far the Chinese have shown themselves to be irreducible and the only way out for the Flamengo will offer financial compensation to release Oscar in time for him to be registered by the club in 2024. Despite coach Tite's wish being expressed to the red and black board since he arrived at the club, Tête was recently approached by Palmeiras, who managed to seduce the right winger with a proposal to return to Brazilian football.

However, Flamengo did not give up and has already contacted the player's staff, who informed club directors that he has not yet signed a deal with the Alvi-Verde team. . As a result, Flamengo has already contacted Galatasaray to understand the athlete's situation and begin negotiations for a possible signing.

Despite not having moved on negotiations yet, Flamengo still has players like Michael and Claudinho. Negotiations involving these players will depend on the success or not of the names most desired by coach Tite. The fact is that Rodolfo Landim knows that he needs a turnaround this season so that his management is not remembered for the recent failures in 2023 and is going all out in the football market to reinforce the red and black team.

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