FLAMENGO WANTS TO USE APARTMENTS IN MORRO DA VIÚVA TO PAY FOR PART OF THE GASÔMETRO LAND

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 president Rodolfo Landim revealed that he will fulfill an old promise regarding the possible new stadium, last Thursday. According to him, if the red-black club's new home really gets off the ground, it will have two sectors without seats, one behind each goal. The club's current president stated that he is inspired by the "general" of other arenas around the world, such as that of Signal Iduna Park, owned by Borussia Dortmund (ALE).

For Flamengo, which has its history absolutely linked to Maracanã, the "general" has great symbolism. In the old days of the stadium, the popular sector, without seats and located on the edge of the field, marked an era in Rio's football. Nowadays, the grandstand style has taken on new formats, but can still be seen in several arenas around the world, mainly in Germany.

Signal Iduna Park is a reference to modernism, without abandoning the "root" of the stands. Borussia Dortmund's home ground is known worldwide for the "yellow wall" sector, which is behind one of the goals. There is no separation into upper and lower stands, and the space has no chairs, which benefits the cauldron aesthetic. The yellow wall sector model is the most requested among Flamengo fans, for their possible new stadium. In addition to the proximity of the stands to the field, the size of the space allocated for the most ardent fans is one of the factors that pleases not only the red and black fans, but also the club's management.

Home of the main team from Germany, Bayern Munich, the Allianz Arena was opened in 2005. Even though it is a recent construction and has an aesthetic very similar to the most modern arenas in the world, the place has a reserved space without chairs. It is behind one of the goals, in the so-called southern sector of the stadium.

Despite some flamengo fans not being pleased with the modern aesthetic presented, the Allianz Arena is seen as one of the references of the red-black board, for the construction of its new stadium. The sector where organized Bayern fans are is not that big, compared to Signal Iduna Park, as it only occupies the lower ring of the three that are present behind one of the goals. However, the proximity of the stands to the field is seen as a positive factor.

The Neo Química Arena, formerly the Corinthians Arena, was opened in 2014 for the World Cup in Brazil. After the end of the World Cup, the chairs in one of the sectors behind the goal were removed. One of the most modern stadiums in Brazil, the home of the São Paulo club manages to create a "cauldron" aesthetic due to the popular space. In addition to the non-seat sector of the arena not being separated by a lower and upper ring, its proximity to the field creates a favorable environment for the home team. Large, spacious and eye-catching, the place where Corinthians' organized fans are located has already witnessed several parties and is one of the differences of the club's stadium.

The MRV Arena, the most recent in Brazil, opened in 2023, tried bring a modern stadium aesthetic. However, the project always envisaged a popular sector without chairs. The same is intended for the main organized fans of Atlético-MG. The space is behind one of the goals, only in the lower ring. Although the sector without chairs is not considered large and spacious, its proximity to the field gives it a "cauldron" aesthetic. The place was designed to house not only Atlético-MG's most ardent fans, but also the mast flags, horizontal and vertical banners and flags of the club's organization.