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Marcão, father of Vapo, stole the spotlight at coach Tite’s presentation at Cruzeiro

The father and agent of midfielder Gerson, former Flamengo player and currently at Zenit (RUS), was at Cruzeiro’s Training Center this Wednesday (07). Thus, Marcão handed out autographs, confirmed his descendant at the Minas Gerais club, and stole the spotlight at coach Tite’s presentation.

“Buy the number 8 jersey,” Marcão shouted among Cruzeiro fans in a video circulating on social media. “Marcão, father of Vapo,” signed the midfielder’s representative on a young Minas Gerais fan’s shirt.

Why was Gerson’s father there?

The agent was at the training center of the Minas Gerais team to discuss the negotiation involving the midfielder, Zenit, and Cruzeiro. However, the agent was unaccompanied by the player, who is currently on break from the Russian team.

But did Zenit accept Cruzeiro’s offer?

The latest information about the negotiation is that Cruzeiro offered 25 million euros (about R$157 million) to sign the former Flamengo player. However, the St. Petersburg team is still evaluating the offer for the athlete, who arrived in Russia less than a year ago.

Why is Marcão asking people to buy the number 8 jersey?

The number eight is the digit that Gerson has worn most in his career. That’s because he spent six seasons wearing it, five of which were at Flamengo. However, Marcão forgot that the number in question already has an owner at Cruzeiro.

Midfielder Matheus Henrique has worn the number 8 jersey for the Belo Horizonte team for two seasons. In other words, for the new signing to wear that number, the current Cruzeiro midfielder would have to give it up to the agent’s son, who doesn’t even have Zenit’s “yes” at the moment.

How does Gerson at Cruzeiro affect Flamengo?

The player had idol status at Flamengo, and Marcão firmly insisted on renewing the contract between the athlete and the Rubro-Negro until 2030. Months later, however, father and son gave up everything to play in Russia for six months.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.