José Boto reveals Flamengo's toughest signing, see negotiation twists | OneFootball

Flamengo football director José Boto named Jorge Carrascal as the most difficult signing

Flamengo signed names such as Lucas Paquetá, Danilo, Jorginho and others under José Boto’s management. However, for the executive, the most complicated acquisition was Jorge Carrascal. The ‘soap opera’ with Dynamo Moscow (RUS) dragged on for months until it was completed.

— First, dealing with the Russians is not easy. Second, there was a huge time difference. Then, they say one thing one day, we think that’s what it is, and then the next day they change everything. Then there were the financial difficulties, because moving the money is not easy. We also had to involve another club in the negotiation. It was the most difficult (signing) because it took the longest. It was the first negotiation we started in the middle of last year, and it was the last one we finished — said José Boto to ‘FlamengoTV’.

As highlighted by Boto, Flamengo began talks for Carrascal even before the Club World Cup, held in June. Fla’s expectation was to have the Colombian for the tournament in the United States. However, Mengão was only able to announce the player in the first week of August.

HOW MUCH DID FLAMENGO PAY FOR CARRASCAL?

To secure Carrascal’s release from Dynamo, Flamengo paid around 12 million euros (R$77 million). As for the ‘other club’ mentioned in the deal by Boto, it was Atlético-MG. That is because Mengão’s money for the Colombian helped the Russians buy Rubens. So, the Rubro-Negro paid part of the fee directly to the Belo Horizonte club.

HOW IS CARRASCAL DOING?

Despite standing out in 2025, Jorge Carrascal started 2026 with problems. Due to red cards against Corinthians (Super Cup) and Fluminense (Brasileirão), the Colombian received a four-match suspension and will not face Bahia this Sunday (19) in the Brazilian Championship, starting at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time).

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