Peñarol seek to sign Flamengo’s De La Cruz

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·27. Juli 2026

Peñarol seek to sign Flamengo’s De La Cruz

Is De La Cruz on his way out of Flamengo?

Clubs are still keeping an eye on market opportunities to strengthen their squads for the rest of the season. Right now, the team trying to sign Flamengo midfielder De La Cruz is Peñarol (URU).

Sobre a proposta do Peñarol por De La Cruz: o Flamengo não descarta negociar o meio campista nesta janela de transferências. Porém, o Rubro-Negro quer uma compensação financeira para liberar o atleta. @ColunadoFla
– Montag, 27. Juli 2026

At first, Peñarol’s initial idea is to bring in De La Cruz on a one-year loan deal. Now, the trend is for the Uruguayan side to step up talks with the Rubro-Negro to find out whether a deal for Mengão’s No. 18 is possible.

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In talks with people close to Flamengo’s football department, Peñarol even showed interest in signing De La Cruz on a loan with no fee involved. Therefore, if those are the conditions set by the Uruguayan club, Rubro-Negro are not expected to move forward with negotiations.

It is important to stress that Flamengo have not ruled out negotiating De La Cruz’s departure in this transfer window. However, Mengo will seek financial compensation, given the high amount invested at the time the midfielder was signed. The information comes from the Uruguayan newspaper “Ovación” and was confirmed by Coluna do Fla.

WHAT IS DE LA CRUZ’S SITUATION AT FLAMENGO?

De La Cruz began his spell at Flamengo in 2024, after the club paid around R$78 million upfront at the time for 100% of the player’s rights. In short, throughout this period, the player had some good performances, but was unable to build momentum because of numerous injuries.

In addition to the injuries, De La Cruz also missed some matches as a preventive clinical measure, such as in cases involving high-altitude games and artificial turf. Even so, the midfielder took part in the successful campaigns that ended with Copa do Brasil (2024), the Brasileirão, and the Copa Libertadores titles in 2025.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

While the board plans the team for the rest of the season, De La Cruz and the entire Flamengo squad are focused on the upcoming fixtures. As a result, this Wednesday (29), Mengo face Internacional in the Brasileirão.

In short, the match kicks off at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre. As usual, Coluna do Fla TV will bring all the details of the match with the most rubro-negra on-site coverage on the internet on YouTube, as well as on its website and social media. Finally, Amazon Prime will stream the clash.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.