Southampton is willing to listen to the Red and Black's proposal after the Argentine's controversy at the club
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Flamengo remains attentive to the negotiation market to bring reinforcements to its squad. Since the window opened in July, the main focus has been on the midfield sector. The red-and-black has already made inquiries for the house's son Lucas Paquetá, from West Ham, and by Claudinho, former Red Bull Bragantino, from Zenit in Russia. Due to the difficulty of both negotiations, the club now turns to another name, Argentine Carlos Alcaraz, midfielder for Southampton in England.
According to the journalist Mauro Cezar Pereira, this is the third time that Flamengo has tried to contact Southampton to open negotiations for the 21-year-old midfielder and, unlike the previous ones, the English club now agrees to talk with the red and black directors to go to the negotiating table.
The relationship between the English club and the Argentine midfielder shook at the beginning of 2024. Alcaraz was one of Southampton's main players after relegation to the 2nd division in England, but after a proposal from Juventus in Italy, the player forced his departure, which displeased the “Saints” coach, Russell Martin. As a result, Carlos Alcaraz does not have the same prestige with the technical committee and is seen as negotiable.
Negotiation is seen as complex. Flamengo made a proposal of 18 million euros (R$108 million), the same amount they offered Zenit for Claudinho. The English club disbursed 13.65 million euros in January 2023 (at the time R$75 million). There is, however, competition in the fight for Alcaraz's services. Lazio, from Italy,< /a> has already shown interest in the player.
Flamengo is looking for pieces for the midfield and for the right-back after Varela's injury and the possible sale of Wesley to Atalanta in Italy. The club is also considering investing in a left back after the injury to Uruguayan Matías Viña, who may no longer play for the red and black this year.
Team led by the booed Tite, needs to reverse the result away from home
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Flamengo entered the field on Thursday night. With a packed Maracanã, Tite's men played the first match of the Libertadores quarter-finals against Peñarol (URU). The objective was to play a good game and take an advantage for the return game, next week. In this sense, the Rio team ended up disappointing the more than 60 thousand paying guests at the stadium and lost 1-0, in one of the team's worst matches of the year.
Summary
Peñarol It started well and Peñarol soon showed that it would play on the red and black error. Therefore, the Uruguayans opened the scoring after 12 minutes, with Cabrera, in a counterattack. Soon after, Flamengo responded with Plata's header hitting the post. But the red and black team had difficulty creating chances. In the final stretch of the first half, Flamengo grew and had great opportunities to draw. Bruno Henrique, alone, headed over goalkeeper Aguerre, who also made a great save from Arrascaeta's shot.
In the second half, Flamengo came back even better, but came up against the strong Uruguayan marking and the lack of creativity to reach the opponent's goal. Tite moved the sides, which gave Flamengo more speed, however, it had little effect due to a terrible night from Arrascaeta and De la Cruz. As a result, the result did not change and now Flamengo needs to reverse the situation away from home next week.
What now?
With the result, Flamengo will need to win by at least two goals to guarantee one of the places in the Libertadores semi-finals. The match takes place in Uruguay, next Thursday. However, Fla needs to turn the key, because there is a Brazilian Championship game to play on the weekend. Tite's men will face Grêmio, away from home, next Sunday, at 6:30 pm;
Club and state bank are close to an agreement for the definitive possession of the land in Rio de Janeiro
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Last Wednesday (18), representatives from Flamengo and Caixa Econômica Federal held another meeting to resolve the impasse surrounding the Gasologista land, acquired by the club in July. The meeting had the support of Rio de Janeiro City Hall and the Attorney General's Office (AGU), and a new meeting scheduled for next week, in Brasília, could seal the definitive agreement. The information was released by journalist Diogo Dantas, from the newspaper "O Globo".
Mengão's board of directors, represented by president Rodolfo Landim, vice-general Rodrigo Dunshee, CEO Reinaldo Belotti and vice-president of equity Marcos Bodin, was optimistic about the possibility of a solution soon. Caixa questions the amount paid by the club at the land auction, but everything indicates that an additional amount could resolve the legal conflict by next month.
The meeting was also attended by deputy Pedro Paulo and the club's director of external relations, Cacau Cotta, who have acted as intermediaries between the club and the mayor from Rio, Eduardo Paes. In August, a meeting involving the bank's president, Carlos Vieira, president Lula and mayor Eduardo Paes had already signaled the path to an agreement.
Mais Querido's director of external relations, Cacau Cotta, highlighted that the agreement is the ideal way to give peace of mind to the club. "For the club, a good agreement is always better than an eternal discussion about values. The land has already been expropriated. The agreement is ideal to eliminate any doubts and for Flamengo to have the necessary peace of mind to begin the work", said Cotta.
Argentine midfielder returns to the team after suspension and impresses in training at Ninho do Urubu
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Carlos Alcaraz, Argentine midfielder from Flamengo, was once again available to Tite after serving a suspension in the last game against Vasco, valid for the Brazilian Championship. Now, he is preparing for the decisive Libertadores clash against Peñarol (URU), where he should be one of the fundamental pieces of the red and black squad.
Since August 30th, when he started training at Ninho do Urubu, Alcaraz has been attracting attention for its performance. His first match for Mengão took place on September 1st, in a game against Corinthians, when the midfielder came on in the second half and had a performance that pleased both the coaching staff and the fans.
ADAPTATION PERIOD
After a period of 17 days of training, Alcaraz is fully adapted to the team's style of play. This time was essential for coach Tite to better understand the player's qualities and potential on the field, preparing him for future important challenges with Mais Querido.
MILLIONAIRE HIRING
Carlos Alcaraz arrived at Flamengoin a negotiation that involved 17.6 million euros (approximately R$108 million), with Flamengo acquiring 80% of its economic rights from Southampton, from England. The midfielder, who is just 21 years old, signed a five-year contract with the Rio club, valid until August 2029.
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