FOLLOW THE NOVEL! FLAMENGO MANAGER OPENS THE GAME ABOUT NEGOTIATION WITH RED BULL BRAGANTINO BY LÉO ORTIZ

On the night of this Wednesday (31), Flamengo beat Sampaio Corrêa by the score of 2 to 0. On the morning of this Thursday (1), the Mais Querido squad returned to Rio de Janeiro and Marcos Braz, The club's vice president of football spoke about the negotiation involving Léo Ortiz.

In a quick interview with journalists present at Galeão Airport, Marcos Braz was direct:  “Let's see if it goes down a little further. Let’s go”, said Flamengo’s vice president of football. The leader's speech refers to the amount requested by Bragantino to negotiate Ortiz.

Flamengo's negotiation for Léo Ortiz ended up becoming a soap opera, and every day a new new chapter. Initially, Bragantino demanded 12 million euros to release the athlete, but lowered the request to 9 million. Thus, Mais Querido agreed to pay around 8.5 million euros (R$45.2 million) for the defender. Now, Rubro Negro awaits the São Paulo team's response.

In a recent interview, Léo Ortiz spoke about the future of negotiations between Flamengo and Bragantino:  “I hope that things can be defined soon so that everyone can follow their path, regardless of whether they stay or leave, so that it is a turning point”, he said.

The defender and businesspeople want a transfer to Mais Querido. Since the beginning of negotiations, the player had already made clear his desire to defend the Sacred Mantle, even training separately from the rest of the São Paulo team's squad and was only reinstated close to his debut at Paulistão.