São Paulo chief reveals sole condition to sell Marcos Antônio to Flamengo | OneFootball

What did Rui Costa, São Paulo's director, say about selling Marcos Antônio to Flamengo?

Flamengo has the desire to sign Marcos Antônio from São Paulo. However, according to the director of the São Paulo team, Rui Costa, the only possibility for the Most Beloved to have the midfielder in their squad is by convincing the São Paulo team to negotiate him.

— Marcos Antônio is a São Paulo player. There is no possibility for Flamengo to sign Marcos Antônio without talking to São Paulo. This is something we have guaranteed since last year. It's important for São Paulo fans to know that at the end of Marcos' loan, there was already interest from other clubs regarding him -, he said in an interview with UOL.

It is worth remembering that Flamengo spoke with Marcos Antônio during this transfer window and received the player's approval to start negotiations with São Paulo. However, the São Paulo team never agreed to sell the midfielder.

Was Flamengo going to loan Allan to São Paulo?

Flamengo, in fact, agreed to loan Allan to São Paulo until the end of the season to have Marcos Antônio this year. However, the São Paulo team again refused the offer from the red-and-black team and kept the midfielder available for Hernán Crespo.

What options does Flamengo have for the midfielder position?

Allan has therefore been loaned to Corinthians. Flamengo now has De La Cruz, Jorginho, Pulgar, Saúl, and Evertton Araújo as options for the position in the squad. However, the Italo-Brazilian and the Spaniard are not available to coach Filipe Luís at the moment, as they are still recovering from injury.

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