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Flamengo Demands Payment Due to Gerson's Unilateral Termination for Move to Zenit (RUS) Last Year

Gerson ‘pushed hard’ to leave Flamengo last year and now he will have to pay the price. Literally. Due to the unilateral contract termination, the club is demanding R$ 42.7 million from the athlete in court. As he is in Rio de Janeiro to play for Cruzeiro against Mengão this Wednesday (11), the midfielder received a court summons at the hotel where the Minas Gerais team is staying.

The company FGM Sports, led by Gerson's father and agent, Marcão Santos, received the notification. Flamengo is claiming image rights that the player would have earned in his last contract with the club, but the former red-black captain chose to sign with Zenit (RUS).

DO YOU REMEMBER THE ‘GERSON CASE’?

Gerson had a contract with Flamengo until 2027, but the player's father made public statements demanding a raise for his son, arguing that the athlete had one of the lowest salaries among the starters. Then, the Most Beloved extended the contract until 2030, gave a raise, and reduced the release clause.

With the lower amount, Zenit paid Flamengo and secured Gerson's release without the need for negotiation. However, the player's staff did not pay attention to the clause inserted in the new contract, with a ‘compensation fee’ in case of unilateral termination. Thus, the amount to be paid is “equivalent to the remaining balance of the contract.”

As Gerson bid farewell to Flamengo shortly after the renewal with the new clause, the Red-Black is demanding nearly the total amount the athlete would receive in the new contract. Therefore, the club, in a statement about the athlete's departure, emphasized that it was a “resignation request and unilateral termination presented by the player.”

WHEN WILL FLAMENGO REUNITE WITH GERSON?

An important piece for Tite's Cruzeiro, Gerson faces Flamengo this Wednesday (11), starting at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), at Maracanã. The match is part of the fifth round of the Brasileirão, with full coverage by Coluna do Fla, directly from the Sacred Temple.

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