Take a deep breath! Court summons Gerson over Flamengo’s R$42.7m case | OneFootball

Flamengo demands millions for Gerson's unilateral termination

Flamengo is demanding R$ 42.7 million for the unilateral termination requested by Gerson in 2025, when the midfielder left the Rubro-Negro to play for Zenit (RUS). Now, the courts have summoned the Cruzeiro player to respond to the Rubro-Negro's lawsuit.

The summons order published this Friday (06) was addressed to the company owned by Gerson's father and agent, Marcão Santos. The slogan of the player's family member has become the target of irony from Mengão fans on social media, after all, the representative of the ‘Joker’ often records videos saying “breathe, it's free.”

“Avoid breathing, because it’s not free anymore,” said one fan. “Breathe, but now you have to pay what you owe,” joked another. “Breathe, but it’s not free,” teased yet another Rubro-Negro supporter. “Player Marcão didn’t read the contract properly and now will have to give back almost everything he earned in Russia and then some. Lost his spot in the Cup. Nothing left,” concluded another Mengão fan.

WHY IS FLAMENGO DEMANDING PAYMENT?

When Flamengo renewed Gerson's contract in 2025, the parties agreed on an image rights payment. However, according to the Rubro-Negro, the contract made it clear that an early termination “without just cause or due to the athlete’s fault” would result in a penalty payment to the club for the remaining balance. Therefore, Mengão believes it is owed nearly R$ 43 million.

According to ESPN, Marcão stated that he has not yet received the summons and will wait for the process before making a statement. Meanwhile, Flamengo awaits a response from Gerson's staff to recover the losses from the departure of the then-captain in the middle of last season.

BEAUTIFUL DAY?

The phase Gerson is going through after leaving Zenit is not the best. At Cruzeiro, the player has yet to hit his stride and sees the team at the bottom of the Brasileirão standings, having suffered a 4-0 thrashing by Botafogo in the opener and a home defeat to newly-promoted Coritiba.

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