José Boto outlines Flamengo’s transfer strategy for 2026

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·22 December 2025

José Boto outlines Flamengo’s transfer strategy for 2026

What did José Boto say about Flamengo’s upcoming signings?

After a historic 2025 season, Flamengo is planning to maintain its high level in 2026. The club’s football director, Mengão, José Boto, commented on the club’s next transfer window and revealed the profile of signings for Rubro-Negro.

— The South American market is, at this moment, small for what Flamengo represents. This doesn’t mean there aren’t players with a lot of potential. But at Flamengo, you have to bring in players who are ready for the pressure, because this has a huge influence. If you don’t handle the pressure of a packed Maracanã, of an aggressive media every day, you will have difficulties,” he said, before concluding:

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— Besides that, there’s also the idea of bringing in a more European culture. Having these references, like Danilo, Jorginho, Alex Sandro, this influences the others. This is one of the ideas that became part of the recruitment pattern, not just in technical and tactical terms, but also at the level of mentality,” Boto concluded, in an interview with the podcast ‘No começo era a bola’.

How much does Flamengo plan to invest?

It’s worth noting that Flamengo is expected to reach a historic revenue in 2025, approaching R$ 2 billion. President Bap even surprised many by considering investing R$ 1 billion in the next transfer window.

If I have to spend R$ 1 billion to keep winning everything, I can spend it. One thing is wanting to spend and not being able to because you can’t pay. The decision to spend only has consequences, you have to have the money to pay — said Bap, to ‘FlamengoTV’.

What are Flamengo’s priorities for the next transfer window?

Meanwhile, Flamengo already has some recruitment priorities defined: a goalkeeper, a center-back, a midfielder, a winger, and a striker. Thus, the names of Gabriel Brazão, from Santos, and Vitão, from Internacional, are starting to appear on Rubro-Negro’s radar.

After investing almost R$ 300 million in the last transfer window, Flamengo does not intend to make any ‘crazy’ moves at the start of 2026. Therefore, the focus for Mengão is to make only targeted signings, while trying to keep the core of the current team.

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