Flamengo await Plata’s Sunday return, angered by delayed reporting back | OneFootball

Flamengo expect forward Plata to arrive in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to determine whether he will travel to Ecuador for the Libertadores, with the club irritated by his slow return after the collapse of a Dynamo Moscow move.

As they face Remo in Belém the same day, the Rio side will watch for a Dubai flight due at 15:50 at Galeão to decide if he joins the group in Quito. “I am waiting here, because I know clubs are discussing proposals. So at least until Sunday I should wait in Dubai,” he said to Paparazzo Rubro-Negro on YouTube.

Instead of flying back immediately after the Russian club cancelled the deal, citing a failed medical, the player stayed in Dubai while his representatives sought options. Interest from Arab clubs has been around US$ six million, well short of the 10 million euros Dynamo were set to pay Flamengo.

The return has been further strained by leaked remarks from president Bap, who, in a private meeting, expressed relief at Plata’s sale and referred to his off-field nightlife in Rio.

Flamengo believe his agents are offering him widely and pushing for a departure, but Bap has told them he will not sell in this window and has demanded the player report back. Plata is under contract until August 2029.

If he reports to the Ninho do Urubu on Sunday, the club will run fitness checks after more than a week without training, then decide on Quito for Thursday’s first leg against Independiente del Valle. If he does not, Flamengo are considering legal measures.

Source: Globo.com

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