Flamengo decide Anthony Valencia’s shirt number | OneFootball

New Flamengo signing, Valencia will wear the shirt once worn by Arrascaeta

Flamengo has not yet announced the signing of Anthony Valencia, but the club has already decided which shirt number the Ecuadorian will wear: 14. The number has history at Rubro-Negro, after all, Arrascaeta made history wearing it. The information was reported by the pages of Gabriel Reis, ‘Paparazzo Rubro-Negro’.

Valencia wore the number 7 shirt at his last club, Royal Antwerp (BEL). However, that number already belongs to someone at Flamengo — Luiz Araújo. So the Ecuadorian chose number 14, which is exactly double his previous shirt number. At the last World Cup, the new rubro-negro signing wore number 8.

VALENCIA’S TRANSFER FEE

To sign Valencia, Flamengo paid 5 million euros, that is, approximately R$ 30.08 million for 100% of his rights. Royal Antwerp will keep 15% of any capital gain in a future deal. Left-footed, the player operates on the right wing and arrives at Rubro-Negro to replace Gonzalo Plata, who was sold to Dynamo Moscow of Russia.

The new signing arrived in Brazil on the night of last Sunday (30), shortly after Flamengo’s 3-0 win over Botafogo in the Brasileirão. Over the weekend, Valencia also underwent medical exams. This Monday (31), the winger trained for the first time at Ninho do Urubu, but has still not been announced. The official communication should come in the next few hours.

WHEN WILL VALENCIA MAKE HIS DEBUT?

As he was in the middle of the season in Belgium, Valencia is physically fit to make his debut this Wednesday (02), against Mirassol, in a postponed match from the fourth round of the Brasileirão. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at the Maracanã, with full coverage from Coluna do Fla.

However, Valencia’s name needs to appear in the Daily Information Bulletin (BID) of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). Only then will the player be cleared to take the field. The 23-year-old winger’s last match was on August 22, in a 4-4 draw with Genk (BEL). Even though he played only 45 minutes, the youngster scored a goal and hit the post.

AUTHOR’S OPINION

— It’s important for Valencia to be ready right away. Against Botafogo, Luiz Araújo did not play well. Besides that, Paquetá, who came on in the second half, was also below expectations. Therefore, that right side still has an ‘open spot.’ As for number 14, it’s a heavy shirt. Arrascaeta and Oscar Schmidt made history wearing it — opined Pedro Paulo Catonho, journalist for Coluna do Fla.

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