Jorginho turns agent and ‘announces’ Arsenal player at Flamengo

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·23 June 2026

Jorginho turns agent and ‘announces’ Arsenal player at Flamengo

What did Jorginho, Flamengo midfielder, say about Ricardo Calafiori, Arsenal (ENG) defender?

Defender Ricardo Calafiori is enjoying his vacation in Rio de Janeiro. Last Monday (22), the Arsenal (ENG) player was spotted enjoying a samba in the ‘Marvelous City.’ After the video went viral on social media, Jorginho played the role of an agent and said he is going to bring his Italy national team teammate to Flamengo.

“I’m bringing him to Mengão hahahaha,” Jorginho said in a post about Ricardo Calafiori’s video. On that occasion, the defender was enjoying ‘Samba do Trabalhador,’ a famous event held every Monday at Renascença Clube, in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone.

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DOES JORGINHO KNOW ARSENAL’S RICARDO CALAFIORI?

It is important to point out that before Jorginho began writing his story at Flamengo, the midfielder spent several seasons in European football. That way, the Italo-Brazilian played alongside Ricardo Calafiori during their time at Arsenal.

The partnership between Jorginho and the defender at the English club lasted from August 2024 to May 2025. Their time together ended because the Italo-Brazilian agreed to join Flamengo. In addition, the duo have also been called up together by Italy.

IS RICARDO CALAFIORI NEGOTIATING WITH FLAMENGO?

Even with Jorginho’s joke, it is worth pointing out that, at the moment, Ricardo Calafiori has no kind of negotiations with Flamengo. So, the defender is only enjoying his vacation days in Rio de Janeiro. Besides going to the samba event, the Arsenal player also visited other tourist spots in the ‘Marvelous City.’

WHAT IS JORGINHO’S SITUATION AT FLAMENGO?

While Ricardo Calafiori enjoys his vacation, Jorginho is already back at work with Flamengo. The player rejoined his teammates last Friday (19) at CT Ninho do Urubu.

In this first period, the Rubro-Negro players are undergoing medical evaluations, followed by technical and tactical activities on the pitch. On Saturday (27), the Flamengo squad is scheduled to have the day off.

Then, on Sunday (28), the players coached by Leonardo Jardim travel to Portugal, where Flamengo will continue its mid-season training camp. In Algarve, Mengão will train and, in addition, play three friendlies.

WHAT ARE FLAMENGO’S 3 MATCHES IN PORTUGAL?

In short, Flamengo’s first match in Algarve will be against River Plate (ARG), on July 3, at 3:30 PM (Brasília time). Next, the Rubro-Negro face Lausanne Sports (SUI) on the 8th of the same month, at 4:30 PM (Brasília time). Finally, Mengo close out their participation against Benfica (POR) on 07/11, at 3:30 PM (Brasília time).

SEE FLAMENGO’S MATCHES IN PORTUGAL 07/03 – Flamengo vs River Plate – 3:30 PM08/07 – Flamengo vs Lausanne Sports – 4:30 PM07/11 – Benfica vs Flamengo – 3:30 PM*All times are Brasília time.

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