FLAMENGO

Palmeiras knows that it has plenty of potential to win several titles again, especially since there are favorable points, starting with its squad, which remains strong and will receive news soon. One of them, for example, is Felipe Anderson, considered a 'level A' piece, who can add a lot to the creative sector, especially at a time when Raphael Veiga is in decline, without performing like in recent years.

In addition, some competitors are leaving something to be desired so far, especially Flamengo, currently treated as Verdão's main rival, precisely because of its financial solidity and millionaire squad. However, the Cariocas seem to be living in an endless crisis: in the last 6 games under Tite's command, there were 3 defeats and 2 draws, in addition to a victory, making it complicated once and for all in the fight for classification in the Libertadores.

The point is that a name that generates market speculation involves everything mentioned above: Oscar, from Shanghai Port, in China. The Brazilian has a contract until the end of this year, not ruling out a return to Brazil. Alviverde, knowing its qualities, even carried out a survey and was placed as one of the possibilities, but apparently it should 'take its foot off' at this point for 3 reasons in particular.

At first, it is taken into account the fact that, with the arrival of Felipe Anderson, the sector is filled, even due to the pleasant surprise with Luís Guilherme, who is gaining space with Abel Ferreira. Furthermore, Flamengo has much more advanced negotiations for the medallion, and may soon move forward negotiating just for salary and gloves, signing a pre-contract.

According to journalist Julio Miguel Neto, this can be defined coming soon: “The athlete is negotiating a release in the middle of the year with Shanghai to settle with the red-and-black team from Rio,” he stated. Finally, the 3rd reason is precisely the issue of salaries, which can be a problem for those interested: the midfielder has one of the highest salaries in the world, receiving 24 million euros (R$ 130 million at current prices) per year.

It's worth remembering that Corinthians, Internacional, São Paulo and Atlético-MG are also other teams that 'spy' on this situation, and could try something else if the Brazilian doesn't sign a contract in Rio de Janeiro. In any case, for those who believed that Oscar could paint at Palestra Itália, the chances are getting smaller and smaller, even though it is important to highlight that there was no total withdrawal.

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