Cruzeiro owner reveals Kaio Jorge’s reaction after Flamengo offer | OneFootball

Pedro Lourenço commented that Kaio Jorge was swayed by Flamengo's offer

The Flamengo attempted to sign the striker Kaio Jorge from Cruzeiro with two million-dollar proposals, but without success. This Thursday (15th), Pedro Lourenço, owner of Cruzeiro's SAF, revealed that the forward was swayed by the red-black offers.

— Kaio was quite swayed by this proposal from Flamengo. And they were in Kaio's ear every day. And Kaio is a boy with whom I have a good relationship. Kaio came to my house, stayed until midnight. I talked a lot with him. I spoke about our need for him, that we need him, he is extremely important for what we intend to do — said Pedro Lourenço.

— I told him: ‘You go home now. You have two days to clear your head and think’. We approached it calmly and gently, and it really worked. We ended up renewing with him until 2030 — concluded the owner of Cruzeiro's SAF, in an interview this Thursday (15th) on the ‘Os Donos da Bola da Band Triângulo’ program.

HOW WERE FLAMENGO'S PROPOSALS?

The Flamengo offered 30 million euros (R$ 188 million at the exchange rate at the time) to Cruzeiro for Kaio Jorge. However, the Belo Horizonte team did not accept the deal and rejected the red-black offer. In the end, they renewed with the young forward until 2030.

Before that, Flamengo had proposed 24 million euros (R$ 150 million at the exchange rate at the time) plus Everton Cebolinha. O Mais Querido valued the striker at 8 million euros (R$ 50 million). However, no agreement was reached.

AND NOW, FLAMENGO?

Without Kaio Jorge, Flamengo will pursue another target in the transfer market. This is because the red-black team has only Pedro as the only natural striker in the squad. Mengão negotiated Wallace Yan, Juninho, and Carlinhos in 2026.

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