Marcos Braz thanks Gonzalo Plata for his persistence in transferring to Flamengo: "he chose to be here"

Gonzalo Plata was the fourth reinforcement presented by Flamengo this Monday (9). When starting the press conference, Rubro-Negro's vice-president of football, Marcos Braz, thanked the player for choosing to defend Mais Querido, even with other proposals on the table. The director also highlighted the striker's stance in choosing Mengo.

"He chose to be here at Flamengo. Of course, Flamengo was strong in the negotiations, but I want to thank the player. You had an even better option in other places, but he chose Flamengo. This is a path, a good start", said Braz.

DIFFICULTY IN NEGOTIATIONS

Marcos Braz also acknowledged the difficulties faced during negotiations with Al-Sadd, but celebrated the positive outcome: “All the difficulties that Al Sadd (QAT) posed, we managed to overcome all of that. Congratulations and good luck to you. May he be a champion here as he was in Portugal.”

Flamengo faced some difficulties in negotiating for Gonzalo Plata. However, Rubro-Negro and Al-Sadd reached an agreement to purchase 50% of the athlete's rights for 3.8 million euros (R$ 23.77 million), potentially reaching 8.3 million (R $52 million) in case of targets achieved. In addition, the Qatari club will receive 30% of the profit from a future sale of the striker.

PLATE PREMIERE

For arriving in Brazil on the last day of the transfer window, Flamengo was unable to register Gonzalo Plata in time to compete in the Copa do Brasil. Therefore, the striker should debut in the match against Vasco, in the Brasileirão, on September 15th.