Boto remains optimistic over Flamengo signing Almada | OneFootball

Thiago Almada is expected to be Flamengo’s first signing in this transfer window

Flamengo take the field this Wednesday (29) to face Internacional in the 21st round of the Brasileirão. Before kickoff, football director José Boto once again spoke about Fla’s activity in the transfer window and reinforced his confidence in Thiago Almada’s arrival.

— He’s a player we’re interested in and we’re working on it. It’s not an easy signing for several reasons, but we’re working on it and I’m confident we’ll get it done. People think it’s easy work. It’s easy when we don’t do it -, he said, before concluding:

— Talking is easy, doing it is harder. The intention in negotiations is to get the best possible conditions, and often to have those conditions we need time and patience. Obviously the fans and the coach want the player here, but he’ll be here when it’s possible -, Boto concluded to ‘Prime Video’.

Did Boto talk about Flamengo departures?

Flamengo recently turned down two offers from Europe. Aston Villa (ENG) and Besiktas (TUR) offered 10 million euros (R$ 58 million) for Emerson Royal and Léo Pereira, respectively. In this way, José Boto stressed that Fla will only sell players if they have a replacement ‘up their sleeve’.

– Everything is for sale, but it depends on the price and the replacement. Whether it’s possible to replace them. If it’s not possible, we won’t sell. We’re not going to sell and become weaker, we don’t need that. I don’t like commenting on negotiations because it usually hurts the deal -, the executive added.

How are Flamengo’s negotiations with Thiago Almada going?

Flamengo continue to make progress in talks to sign Thiago Almada, an attacking midfielder from Atlético de Madrid (ESP). The deal between Mengo and the Spanish club is around 27 million euros (about R$ 156 million) and could increase depending on the fulfillment of contractual targets and stipulated bonuses.

Are more arrivals expected at Flamengo?

Flamengo football director José Boto met this Tuesday (28) with William Bento, Luiz Henrique’s agent. The conversation between the Portuguese executive and the agent took place at the hotel where the Rubro-Negro delegation is staying in Porto Alegre for the match against Internacional.

According to information from journalist Mônica Alves of Coluna do Fla, the meeting between the Rubro-Negro executive and the right winger’s agent did not happen by chance. However, Flamengo are taking it slow in the negotiations, since Zenit (RUS) want 35 million euros (R$ 205 million) to sell the forward.

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