Flamengo offer to wipe Thiago Maia’s debt to Inter in swap deal for Vitão | OneFootball

Vitão remains on Flamengo's radar for the next season

Flamengo continues to meticulously plan the 2026 season. Not surprisingly, the Most Beloved made a new attempt to acquire Vitão from Internacional. However, Fla proposed a business model that did not please the club from Rio Grande do Sul.

In summary, Flamengo proposed to include in the negotiation the deduction of Internacional's debt for the signing of Thiago Maia in 2024. This is because the team from Rio Grande do Sul 'bought' the midfielder for 4 million euros (about R$ 4.5 million at the exchange rate at the time).

Moreover, the agreement with Internacional was to pay the agreed amount to Flamengo in ten installments. However, until now, the team from Porto Alegre has not settled any part of the debt with the Most Beloved.

What did Flamengo do about it?

Thus, Flamengo filed a lawsuit with the CBF's National Dispute Resolution Chamber (CNRD). In the meantime, the total amount would be 4.7 million euros (R$ 30.9 million at the current exchange rate), but Internacional claims that the current debt is much smaller.

Would Vitão pay off the debt?

For Flamengo, yes! The idea of the Rubro-Negro is to include the full value of the negotiation and settle the situation involving Thiago Maia once and for all. However, Internacional did not accept the offer made by Fla.

Currently, Inter values Vitão at 10 million euros (R$ 65.79 million). However, Flamengo disagrees, as they believe it is not worth investing in a player who will enter the last year of his contract and, therefore, could sign a pre-contract in mid-2026.

It is worth noting that there are other clubs eyeing Vitão. Despite this, Flamengo still intends to negotiate with Internacional. In January of this year, the Rubro-Negro even reached the 10 million euros that the club from Rio Grande do Sul wanted, however, taking into account the 'forgiveness' of the debt for Thiago Maia.

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