Not here, Europe! Flamengo turn down R$116m in bids this month

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Coluna do Fla

·28 July 2026

Not here, Europe! Flamengo turn down R$116m in bids this month

Léo Pereira and Emerson Royal received European offers in recent days

Flamengo turned down the sale of Léo Pereira to Besiktas (TUR), just as it rejected Aston Villa’s (ENG) approach for Emerson Royal. As a result, the Most Beloved Club has reached R$ 116 million in rejected offers, which shows the club’s financial health.

At the end of June, the English side wanted to pay 10 million euros (R$ 58 million) for the right back. In recent days, the Turkish club offered the same amount for the red-and-black center back.

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What do you mean by Flamengo’s financial health?

In 2009, Márcio Braga, former president of Flamengo, shouted into the microphone at a press conference that the club had run out of money. Therefore, at that time Rubro-Negro could not afford to turn down R$ 116 million.

Currently, however, Mengão has spent four straight years bringing in more than R$ 1 billion. In 2025, for example, the Most Beloved Club reached R$ 2.089 billion. So Mengo can afford that luxury.

So, Flamengo isn’t going to sell anyone?

This year, the biggest sale Mengão made was the transfer of youngster Ryan Roberto to Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) for the same 10 million euros (R$ 58 million). Thus, Rubro-Negro still expects to negotiate more academy players, such as Evertton Araújo.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

The match between Flamengo and Internacional takes place this Wednesday (29), in the 21st round of the Brasileirão. The ball starts rolling at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Beira-Rio Stadium, in Rio Grande do Sul.

So, Coluna do Fla brings all the details of Flamengo’s 2026 season. So stay tuned to the website, social media, and YouTube. In addition, Prime Video (streaming) will broadcast the match against Internacional.

What is the author’s opinion on the subject?

There are some players who really are non-negotiable at the moment, but there are others who no longer help Flamengo. The problem is that these are the hardest ones to negotiate, since they have no showcase,” said João Vítor Reis, from Coluna do Fla, who added: How do you sell, for example, a guy who can’t play on synthetic turf or at altitude? Not to mention the risk of other players in a similar situation returning to Flamengo from loan,” he opined.

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