Fluminense nearly signed Marlon Freitas, Palmeiras hijacked deal | OneFootball

Fluminense came very close to finalizing the signing of midfielder Marlon Freitas, a product of Xerém and currently at Botafogo, but saw the deal cool off after Palmeiras entered the negotiation.

According to information from Cauã Tinoco, from Jornada KTO 1902, the tricolor management made an initial offer of 5 million euros to the alvinegro club. During the talks, however, Botafogo made a counterproposal, asking for 4 million euros plus midfielder Wallace Davi, a young talent from Xerém.

Fluminense was interested in keeping the negotiation within the terms of the initial offer, without involving youth players, but the demand ended up hindering progress. In this scenario, Palmeiras entered the race strongly and came close to signing the player.

Marlon Freitas, 30 years old, was trained in Fluminense's youth categories and left the club at a young age. Since then, he has built a solid career in Brazilian football, with notable performances for Atlético-GO and Botafogo, where he established himself as an important midfield player.

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