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Vitão Remains of Interest to Flamengo for the 2026 Season

The red-black board continues to plan for the 2026 season and, with that, remains attentive to the market in search of reinforcements. One of the names that pleases Flamengo is center-back Vitão, from Internacional. Not by chance, the Most Beloved has made a new attempt to sign the defender.

Thus, Flamengo offered forgiveness of Thiago Maia's debt, in addition to an upfront payment to acquire 100% of Vitão's economic rights, totaling 8.7 million euros (R$ 57 million at the current exchange rate). However, the proposal did not please the team from Rio Grande do Sul. The information comes from journalist Venê Casagrande.

See details of Flamengo's proposal:

What was Internacional's counterproposal?

Internacional rejected Flamengo's proposal and asked for 10 million euros (R$ 65.6 million) to negotiate Vitão. In addition, the team from Rio Grande do Sul demanded that Flamengo not charge interest and adjustment on the debt involving Thiago Maia, forgiving 4 million euros plus 6 million euros.

Had Flamengo already tried to sign Vitão?

It is worth noting that this was not the first offer from Flamengo rejected by Internacional. Previously, the Red-Black offered R$ 53.2 million for the center-back, with R$ 31.6 million in cash and R$ 21.6 million as forgiveness of the debt for Thiago Maia, who had been loaned to the team from Rio Grande do Sul.

Internacional decided to buy him in March 2024 for 4 million euros (R$ 21.6 million at the time), but so far has not made the payment. With this, Flamengo is trying to include the debt in a negotiation for Vitão.

Does Flamengo have other priorities in the market?

In addition to trying to sign a center-back, the board of Flamengo has already defined other priorities in the transfer market. Thus, the Red-Black wants to secure the arrival of four more players: a goalkeeper, a midfielder, a winger, and a center forward.

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