LANDIM SURPRISES AND GIVES REASONS WHY DORIVAL LEFT FLAMENGO: "I HAD TO INTERVENE"

Flamengo and Lazio advanced in negotiations to sign midfielder Marcos Antônio. The player, who has already accepted the Rio club's offer, should be signed on loan with an obligation to buy if certain goals are achieved. However, there are still disagreements regarding the triggers and final values ​​of the operation, according to information from the GE website.

It is agreed that Flamengo will pay an amount for the one-year loan, which will be deducted if the club opts to definitively purchase the player. . The figures for the definitive purchase are being discussed, with expectations of values ​​between 5 and 6 million euros, in addition to bonuses.

The main divergence between the clubs is in the clause that obliges Flamengo to buy the player if he participates in 50% of the games during the loan period. Flamengo and Lazio are still debating what the definition of participation in games will be: whether it will only count appearance, ownership, or the number of minutes played (45 or 90 minutes on the field).

Flamengo prefers that the purchase trigger be related to ownership or the condition of the player playing for 90 minutes. If the goal is not met, the purchase option will be the choice of the Rio club. Despite the impasse, Flamengo is confident that it will find a satisfactory agreement with Lazio and will have Marcos Antônio as a reinforcement in the next transfer window.

Marcos Antônio, 24 years old, is a creation of Athletico-PR's youth teams and a contemporary of Vini Jr in the youth teams. The midfielder has spent time at Estoril, in Portugal, and Shakhtar Donetsk, in Ukraine. He was bought by Lazio in 2023 and loaned to PAOK, from Greece, last season, where he was national champion.

Former BBB member Gabi Martins and federal deputy Euclydes Pettersen were spotted together at a wedding party in Governador Valadares, in the interior of Minas Gerais. The singer and the politician were photographed side by side in a selfie taken by other guests at the event. So far, Gabi Martins has not spoken openly about the relationship and prefers not to post anything about the subject on social media.

In January, the newspaper EXTRA revealed the affair between the two, highlighting that they spent the year new together in Pernambuco, accompanied by friends. The trip extended to Caraíva and Trancoso, in Bahia, including a helicopter ride. After the trip, Gabi returned to Nova Lima, in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, where she lives with her family. Euclydes, in turn, divides himself between the capital of Minas Gerais and Governador Valadares, his hometown.

In February, when asked about her relationship with the deputy, Gabi declined to talk. "I'm single, working, focused on my career. I spent Carnival busy, fulfilling a schedule", stated the ex-BBB. Gabi has not been in a relationship since she broke up with gamer Lincoln Lau, in March 2023, after three months together. At the time, she claimed to have been cheated on, while Lincoln claimed to have been attacked by his ex-girlfriend.

Despite public appearances, Gabi Martins maintains discretion about her relationship with Euclydes Pettersen. So far, she has not made any posts about the affair, preferring to focus on her musical career and professional projects.

The president of Flamengo participated in the podcast “Fala, João!”, this Thursday (27). The Rubro-Negro representative spoke about various topics during more than 90 minutes of conversation. One of the topics discussed was the departure of coach Dorival Júnior, at the end of the 2022 season. Landim assured that he really likes the current coach of the Seleção, but that there was no financial agreement.

Presenter and narrator João Guilherme did not missed the opportunity to ask why Dorival, champion of the Libertadores and Copa do Brasil, did not remain in 2023. Landim was direct: “When he arrived, his salary was almost the same as that of Ceará, but with big prizes in cases of victories and winning championships. His remuneration for each championship won was much higher than what he received in salary during the period he worked with us.”

In the same response, Landim revealed that at the time of the renewal, Dorival wanted a new model of contract. The president said:

“I wanted something similar in 2023, but a two-year contract arrived with no fine in case of resignation. I was going to create a perverse incentive. I know he's a professional and wouldn't do that, but the incentives were misallocated. I didn't want a contract that if I fired early, I would have to pay salaries until the end.”

The president also remembered the lawsuit that Dorival Júnior filed and won against Flamengo in labor court, after being fired in 2013. Landim said that Marcos Braz and Bruno Spindel proposed a contract with a fine in case of breach: “We wanted a bilateral fine in case of breach and he wanted a fine just for Flamengo. And he was being considered for the national team. So, we were scared.”

Still regarding Dorival Júnior, president Landim stated that he does not know whether the coach had a direct role in the controversy surrounding the squad's long vacation at the end of 2019. 2022, which hampered the start of the 2023 season: “Léo Pereira wished me a merry Christmas and a happy new year in November and said that the team would only return on January 4th. They said that the committee would have agreed. , but I'm not sure about that. Two players told me he agreed.”