Flamengo to earn over R$ 10m from ex-player’s Saudi transfer | OneFootball

Almería, from Spain, accepted a €5 million offer for Lázaro

Flamengo will profit from yet another transfer of a player developed at the club. Attacking midfielder Lázaro has left Almería, from Spain, to play for Al-Najma, in Saudi Arabia. This Wednesday (10), the Spanish club agreed to sell the 23-year-old player for €5 million (around R$32 million).

In the sale completed in 2022, Flamengo received €7 million (R$36 million at the time) and retained 30% of the player's economic rights. Additionally, the contract with Almería included the purchase of another 5% for €750,000 if Lázaro started in 25 matches, which did not happen.

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HOW MUCH WILL FLAMENGO PROFIT?

According to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, Almería kept 15% of the rights for a future resale. Meanwhile, Flamengo will receive €1.5 million (about R$9.5 million) due to the player's resale clause.

In addition, the Rubro-Negro will also profit from FIFA's solidarity mechanism, which allocates a percentage to the clubs that trained the player. In total, Flamengo is expected to collect more than R$10 million from Lázaro's transfer, reinforcing the importance of the youth academy as a constant source of revenue.

HOW WAS LÁZARO'S TIME AT FLAMENGO?

Discovered in the youth categories of Flamengo, Lázaro was promoted to the professional squad in the 2020 season, making his debut in a 1-1 draw with Palmeiras in September of that year. In the ‘main squad’ of Mengão, the attacking midfielder played in 62 matches, in which he scored eight goals and provided eight assists. He also took part in the campaigns that led to four titles: one Libertadores, one Copa do Brasil, one Brasileirão and one Campeonato Carioca.

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