Rio city hall takes Gerson to court, Cruzeiro player could lose property | OneFootball

Gerson will have to respond to avoid property seizure

The return of Gerson to Brazil has not been the ‘bed of roses’ the player expected. This is because the athlete is battling in court with Flamengo and now will also have to respond, in court, to the Rio de Janeiro City Hall. The municipality is charging more than R$ 53,000 from Marcão’s son.

According to ‘ESPN Brasil’, the City Hall is demanding R$ 53,987.36 from Gerson for a debt and is requesting the seizure of a property in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, in Rio de Janeiro. The athlete’s representatives were contacted for comment on the matter, but chose not to speak out.

SO MANY LAWYERS, HUH, GERSON?

This is not the only problem Gerson is facing off the field. That’s because Flamengo is suing the player and expects to receive R$ 42.7 million. The reason: the amount refers to the last year of the midfielder’s contract with the Rubro-Negro before he transferred to Zenit (RUS).

In April 2025, when Flamengo renewed with Gerson for five years, a clause was created that provided for a ‘compensatory fine’ for the club in case of unilateral termination of the employment contract. The amount for this breach is ‘equivalent to the remaining balance of the contract’.

In other words, since Zenit signed Gerson three months after the renewal, Flamengo is charging the equivalent of four years and nine months of the contract that the midfielder was supposed to fulfill. In the athlete’s farewell statement last year, the Rubro-Negro made it clear that it was a “resignation and unilateral termination” by the athlete.

HOW IS GERSON DOING AT CRUZEIRO?

Since returning to Brazil, Gerson has racked up more lawsuits than matches for Cruzeiro. That’s because the midfielder has yet to make his debut for the Belo Horizonte club. The team from Minas Gerais invested 27 million euros (R$ 169.6 million), plus bonuses, to secure the player.

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