Flamengo's Plata on Spanish club's radar, says AS

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·18 August 2026

Flamengo's Plata on Spanish club's radar, says AS

Which team is interested in signing Gonzalo Plata?

The transfer market is still open and, because of that, teams are keeping an eye on reinforcement options. In this scenario, Gonzalo Plata, Flamengo’s forward, has caught the attention of Real Sociedad (Spain).

According to the Spanish outlet ‘As’, Real Sociedad has placed Plata on its priority list for this window. Also according to the newspaper, the forward has shown interest in hearing the Spanish club’s proposal.

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Still according to ‘AS’, Flamengo is also not opposed to listening to any kind of offer from Real Sociedad for Plata. As a result, the Spanish side is now only studying what the best offer would be to begin negotiations with Rubro-Negro.

HOW LONG IS PLATA UNDER CONTRACT WITH FLAMENGO?

Plata joined Flamengo in the 2024 transfer window, coming from Al-Saad of Qatar. In the full course of the deal, Rubro-Negro invested around R$ 53 million to acquire 100% of the player’s economic rights. Finally, the forward’s contract with Mengo runs until August 2029.

WHAT IS PLATA’S SITUATION AT FLAMENGO?

Even with Real Sociedad’s interest, Plata is one of the main ‘weapons’ in Flamengo’s attacking system. Despite some ups and downs, the Ecuadorian has already had important moments wearing the Sacred Shirt, including the emblematic goal in the title-winning victory over Atlético-MG in the Copa do Brasil at Arena MRV.

Besides the Copa do Brasil, Plata has won more titles in a Flamengo shirt. They are: the Libertadores and Brasileirão (2025), as well as two Campeonato Carioca titles (2025 and 2026) and the Supercopa do Rei (2025).

At the moment, Plata has earned Leonardo Jardim’s trust and has put together a run of matches for Mengão, making important contributions during the games. In Flamengo’s last match, in fact, Plata was the one who provided the pass for Carrascal to open the scoring in the rout over Mirassol in the Brasileirão.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

With Plata available, Flamengo faces Cruzeiro this Wednesday (19) in the second leg of the Libertadores round of 16. In short, the ball starts rolling at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at the Maracanã. As usual, Coluna do Fla TV will show the match details on YouTube, as well as on its website and social media. Finally, Rede Globo (free-to-air TV), GETV (YouTube), and Paramount (streaming) will broadcast the game.

WHAT IS THE AUTHOR’S OPINION ON THE MATTER?

– I don’t see this possible departure of Plata in the transfer window in a positive light. At the moment, the forward has been very useful to coach Leonardo Jardim. So, if Flamengo really wants to negotiate the player, it should be for advantageous values so the squad can be rebuilt at the same level -, said Rodrigo Lima, journalist for Coluna do Fla.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.