Fluminense address Arias, Nino amid Palmeiras links, rule out Hulk | OneFootball

Matheus Montenegro, president of Fluminense, spoke about the transfer window in an interview given this Friday. The president stated that the negotiations for Hulk have been closed and revealed the chance to bring back fan idols, such as Nino and Jhon Arias, who are also of interest to Palmeiras.

Zenit not negotiating Nino

Matheus Montenegro confirmed the interest in the defender, but negotiations have not been initiated. Zenit does not consider releasing the player, a target for Palmeiras.

“Regarding Nino, he has been our desire since the middle of last year. We tried to bring Nino then, Zenit did not want to open negotiations and said we could resume talks now at the end of the year. We resumed talks, Zenit said now is not the time, pushed the conversation a bit further, so there is absolutely no negotiation,” he stated.

“The truth is that with Zenit there wasn't much conversation and they said there is no chance of negotiating the player now,” declared the president of Fluminense.

Possible return of Jhon Arias

Speculated at Fluminense and Palmeiras, Jhon Arias has a preference clause for a possible return to Brazil. The Flu management intends to activate the clause, but handled the matter with caution due to not knowing the player's values.

“In Arias' sale contract, we have a preference clause for the player, so if he returns to Brazil, Fluminense must be notified to decide whether or not to exercise this preference,” he assured.

“We don't know when this proposal will come, how much it will be, and what value Wolves would accept, but we have a plan being set up to exercise the preference. I can't guarantee we will exercise it, but we are planning so we can do it,” revealed Matheus Montenegro.

Hulk not going to Fluminense

The president commented that negotiations were opened with the striker from Atlético-MG, but they did not advance due to a requirement from Galo regarding the involvement of a percentage of youth players that Flu did not agree to give up.

“We started a negotiation with the player. At the beginning of the week, Atlético made three demands to us. This was published. We accepted two demands. We did not accept Atlético's request for us to give up the percentage of three of our youth players. We understood it was not in the club's interest,” explained the president.

“Today the negotiation is closed,” he added.

Despite the end of the negotiation, Matheus Montenegro also stated that the Tricolor continues to search for a new center forward for the season.

“We think some pieces might still arrive, our focus today is on another center forward for our squad,” he concluded.

Timão as host at Maracanã

The president was asked about a possible proposal from Corinthians to switch the home field in the Brazilian Championship. The idea of the Alvinegro is to honor the 50 years of the Corinthian invasion of Maracanã, in 1976.

“There was no conversation, Corinthians is a great club in Brazilian football. I read in the press about this request, but it is a request that was not made and, if it is made, it will be refused,” assured the president.

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