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Flamengo remains attentive to the transfer market in an attempt to reinforce the squad for the 2025 season. Currently, the name This time it's Jorginho, from Arsenal (ING). Thus, red and black fans have already launched a campaign on social media asking for the player to be signed.

Since Jorginho had his name linked to Flamengo, red and black fans were excited by the idea. Thus, during the night of this Tuesday (14), the campaign #JorginhonoFlamengo gained strength on social media. On X, formerly Twitter, the hashtag appeared among one of the most talked about topics in the country.

VALOR DE JORGINHO

Flamengo plans to hire Jorginho free of charge, as the athlete's contract is ending. However, if it fails, Rubro-Negro knows the numbers requested by Arsenal and is considering making a proposal. Remembering that the English team had already signaled that it would release the steering wheel if a good offer was sent. Furthermore, according to the website 'Transfermakt', the player's market value is around 10 million euros (R$ 62 million).

NUMBERS IN THE CURRENT SEASON

After spending a period in decline atArsenal, Jorginhoregained the trust of coach Mikel Arteta. Thus, in the 2024/25 season, the midfielder played in 18 games, totaling 933 minutes on the field, but was unable to score goals or provide assists.

MEANWHILE...

While Jorginho does not resolve his situation with Arsenal, Flamengo is focused on the pre-season in the United States. The red and black main squad has been carrying out intense training in the North American country under the command of Filipe Luís, with a focus on the 2025 season.

Romário was announced by Flamengo as the club's new reinforcement on January 14, 1995. At the time, the striker had been voted the best player in the world, where he was champion with the Brazilian team and winner of the Ballon d'Or, deciding to leave Barcelona to return to Brazil and defend the Sacred Mantle. This Tuesday (14), the moment turned 30 years old, and the former number 11 gave an interview, getting emotional remembering it.

"Today is a special day in my life, 30 years since I returned to Brazilian football, to Flamengo. Cleber, Michel, Plínio, thank you for bringing me here. (voice chokes). I spent a hell of a lot of time here, I'm even... (starts crying)", he said on the Charla Podcast.  

At the time, Flamengospent 4.5 million dollars plus taxes (25%) to make the hiring. This value corresponds to R$25 million, an unrealistic amount for signing athletes in current football, especially when it comes to the current best in the world. In comparison, the fine to remove Vinícius Júnior from Real Madrid is 1 billion euros (R$ 6.22 billion).

ROMÁRIO'S PASSAGE IN FLAMENGO

Romário arrived at Mais Querido to much celebration from the red and black fans. Defending the Sacred Mantle, between 1995 and 1999, he played 240 matches and scored 204 goals, taking fifth place among Rubro-Negro's top scorers.

Despite not having won major titles with the Sacred Mantle, some of them involved Romário, who was two-time Carioca champion (1996 and 1999), won the World Champions Cup (1997) and the Mercosul Cup (1999).

Flamengo returns to the field this Thursday night (16), at 6:30 pm, when they face Madureira, for the second round of the Campeonato Carioca, in Campina Grande. In this way, the 'Tricolor Suburbano' striker, Minho, highlighted the importance that the confrontation against Mais Querido will have, and projected his team's victory.

“It's an important game for the club and for the athletes too, a victory against Flamengo raises the level of our team. We have to be focused, we cannot relax at any time. We know what football is like, we have our chances of getting a positive result and we will go after it next Thursday”, he said.

Minho debuted with the Madureira shirt in the team's 2-0 victory over Volta Redonda, on Sunday (12), and was the author of the assist for the first goal. He celebrated the good performance and said that the result gives confidence for the next games.

“Very happy to collaborate with my team, but the most important thing was our victory. Starting the competitions with three points is essential for the group to gain more confidence and do well in the next games. It was a difficult match, Volta Redonda has a great team, but our group was very focused on what we had to do and we had a great performance”, said Minho.

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