Cruzeiro director explains stance on Flamengo’s interest in Kaio Jorge | OneFootball

Kaio Jorge was Cruzeiro’s main name last season

Flamengo has not yet given up on signing Kaio Jorge, Cruzeiro’s striker. Not by chance, Mengão made an official offer to the Minas Gerais team, but once again received a no. The club’s vice-president, Pedro Junior, explained the stance of the Minas club amid the red-black interest.

— Yesterday, Flamengo made another move. The amounts were not higher than what they had already offered. Basically, they made the proposal official to Cruzeiro. Once again, we thanked them. We understand that the project presented to Kaio Jorge at the reintroduction is very big — he said, before concluding:

— He is a very important asset for the club, one of the key pieces for our squad. We believe that, with the amounts offered by Flamengo, which were less than 40 million euros, keeping him is more important — concluded Pedro Junio, in an interview with ‘Rede 98’.

How are negotiations between Flamengo and Cruzeiro?

Flamengo made their first official offer to try to sign Kaio Jorge this Thursday (08). After Mengão signaled two offers that were rejected, in which the red-black club included striker Everton Cebolinha, this time the scenario was different.

Now, Flamengo has presented an offer of 30 million euros (R$ 188 million at the current exchange rate) to Cruzeiro for Kaio Jorge. However, the Belo Horizonte club once again rejected the red-black proposal.

What are Flamengo’s signing priorities?

Flamengo, at this moment, has four signing priorities for the next season: a goalkeeper, a midfielder, a winger, and a center forward. However, the main objective of Mengão is to maintain the core of the 2025 team.

Looking to strengthen the squad, Flamengo has already secured its first signing for 2026. Thus, Rubro-Negro has secured the arrival of defender Vitão, from Internacional, who will be the immediate backup for Léo Pereira in the red-black defense.

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