Gyokeres exit from Sporting linked to Flamengo sporting director | OneFootball

Although the transfer window has already closed, Flamengo’s latest transfer market – which scored the fastest goal in the history of the Libertadores – was commented on by its sporting director, José Boto. As justification for the rubro-negro fans, the Portuguese executive used a point of comparison with the departure of Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting to Arsenal this summer.

“Sporting sold Gyokeres for 70 million euros this year. If I wanted to bring him to Flamengo, no one would question it. But when Sporting bought him for 20 million, he was still playing in the English second division,” he began by saying to the UOL Esporte portal.

Next, José Boto believes the different values between European and South American transfers can have different reactions, even when the costs are the same: “Here, I feel that would be impossible due to the negative reaction there was even with a 5 million signing. We need to be smart and adapt to cultural differences and the expectations of the fans.”

In conclusion, Flamengo’s Portuguese sporting director used a comparison with his country of origin, mentioning the deals made by Benfica for David Luiz and Ramires: “I come from a small country, but one that is famous in football for this kind of business. In Portugal, no one had ever heard of David Luiz, not even in Brazil had you heard of him. And then look at the players they became.”

“Ramires was already more well-known, but many weren’t. There is a deeply rooted culture of doing this in Portugal. In Brazil, many clubs will have to adopt this practice. Maybe Flamengo doesn’t need it as much, but others will have to start doing it,” concluded José Boto.

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