Kaio Jorge saga: Cruzeiro to take Flamengo to FIFA, drastic move | OneFootball

Cruzeiro believes that Flamengo is poaching Kaio Jorge

The owner of Cruzeiro, Pedro Lourenço, met with Kaio Jorge this Monday (05) and made it clear: negotiations with Flamengo are over. Furthermore, the board of the Minas Gerais club is considering going to FIFA, alleging that the Rubro-Negro has been poaching the striker.

From Cruzeiro's perspective, Flamengo spoke directly with Kaio Jorge, without talking to Cruzeiro, which would be a form of tampering. In fact, even Mengão’s own coach, Filipe Luís, reportedly called the player in an attempt to persuade the striker to accept the offer from the four-time Libertadores champion.

WHAT WERE FLAMENGO'S OFFERS FOR KAIO JORGE?

Flamengo, contrary to Cruzeiro’s claims, did approach the Minas Gerais club and made several offers. The latest, valued at 32 million euros (R$ 207 million), included part of the amount equivalent to the market price of Everton Cebolinha, who would go to the Belo Horizonte team.

On the other hand, Cruzeiro indicated that it would not agree to a deal for less than 50 million euros (R$ 324 million). Meanwhile, Flamengo believes it has “stretched the rope” too far and will not increase its offer. Kaio Jorge agreed to the Rubro-Negro project, but the Minas Gerais club no longer wants to negotiate.

IS IT REALLY OVER?

The Kaio Jorge, Cruzeiro, and Flamengo “soap opera” is reminiscent of what happened in 2019, when Mengão signed Arrascaeta. At that time, the Rubro-Negro reached an agreement with the Uruguayan, and the Belo Horizonte club was dissatisfied and also threatened to go to FIFA.

Annoyed by not being released, Arrascaeta started missing training sessions and later managed to transfer to Flamengo. Will Kaio Jorge, just like the number 10 from Gávea, insist on playing for the Most Beloved? Has the “soap opera” really ended, as Pedro Lourenço assured? Coluna do Fla will keep fans updated on the next steps of this negotiation.

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