Santos eyeing move for former Flamengo target | OneFootball

Which former Flamengo target is now in Santos' sights?

Flamengo tried to sign midfielder Claudinho several times in recent years, when the player was at Zenit (RUS). This time, Santos has stepped in and hopes to have the player for the 2026 season.

According to journalist Ricardo Martins, Santos is negotiating with Al Sadd (QAT) for the loan of midfielder Claudinho. The player wants to return to the São Paulo club, where he was originally developed.

Did Flamengo try to sign Claudinho?

Yes! Flamengo tried to sign Claudinho in two consecutive seasons. In the first attempt, the Rubro-Negro ended up signing Nicolas de la Cruz. Soon after, the Most Beloved renewed their interest in the Brazilian, but were unable to finalize the player's purchase.

After failing to secure a move to Flamengo, Claudinho ended up being transferred to Al Sadd, in Qatar. Thus, the former Red Bull Bragantino player was announced by the Qatari team in January of this year.

What did Claudinho say about Flamengo's offer?

Claudinho has even commented on receiving an offer from Flamengo. However, at the time, the midfielder did not return to Brazilian football and renewed his contract with Zenit.

— Flamengo and Palmeiras, always those two. With Flamengo, on another occasion, everything was almost settled; I really wanted to go. Sometimes people say: “Oh, he just used it and so on” -, Claudinho began, in an interview with ‘TNT Sports Brasil’.

— No, the most important thing is my mindset and what my family knows. That wasn’t it, I really wanted to go. But they didn’t want to let me go in Russia and offered me a contract renewal -, he said.

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