Cruzeiro director speaks out on Flamengo’s bid for Kaio Jorge | OneFootball

What did Pedro Junio, vice president of Cruzeiro, say about the negotiation for Kaio Jorge?

Flamengo submitted a multimillion-dollar proposal to Cruzeiro in an attempt to sign Kaio Jorge. Even in the face of this move, Pedro Junio, vice president of the Minas Gerais club, sent a message to Mengão and said that the amounts do not match what they expect for the striker.

“We understand that at this moment the amounts are relatively low for what he represents to the club. Top scorer of the Brazilian Championship, top scorer of the Copa do Brasil, a high-level, young player. So we believe that the amount offered by Flamengo is below what Cruzeiro expects,” he said, before concluding:

“We are not going to sell any player at any cost to any club. Today we can say that we do not depend on player sales to keep the club running. This is a fact that reassures the coaching staff.”, concluded Pedro Junio in an interview with ‘Rádio Itatiaia’.

HOW IS THE NEGOTIATION BETWEEN FLAMENGO AND CRUZEIRO FOR KAIO JORGE?

In the latest offer, Flamengo made a proposal of 32 million euros (R$ 204 million) to sign Kaio Jorge. The deal consists of 24 million euros (R$ 153 million) + the inclusion of Everton Cebolinha, who is valued at 8 million euros (R$ 51 million).

Even with this offer, Cruzeiro refused to close a deal with Flamengo for Kaio Jorge. For now, the Minas Gerais club indicated that under these terms, the Rubro-Negro would have to include Luiz Araújo. However, Mengo is not interested in letting the striker go.

HOW IS FLAMENGO DOING IN THE TRANSFER MARKET?

While pursuing the signing of Kaio Jorge, Flamengo has already secured its first reinforcement for 2026: Vitão. In short, the defender is just a few details away from being officially announced. Finally, Gabriel Brazão and Lucas Morisco appear as the club’s ‘targets’ for the goalkeeper position.

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