Coluna do Fla
·24 juillet 2025
Saúl learning Portuguese, hiring tutor for Flamengo move

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·24 juillet 2025
Flamengo announced last Tuesday (22) the signing of midfielder Saúl Ñíguez. At 30 years old, the Spanish player arrives to wear the number 8 shirt for the Most Beloved and doesn’t hide his excitement for the challenge. In fact, to adapt more quickly in Brazil, Saúl has already started studying Portuguese, aiming for better communication at the club and also with fans.
Born in Spain, Saúl spent most of his career at Atlético de Madrid and only played outside the country in the 2021/22 season, when he played for Chelsea (ENG). Therefore, the athlete has rarely needed to give up his native language in daily life. Now at Flamengo, Saúl has started having more direct contact with the Portuguese language and his next goal is to hire a tutor.
In a conversation with FlamengoTV, Saúl said he finds it easy to understand, but still doesn’t feel confident speaking Portuguese: “It’s similar (to Spanish). But I have to study to communicate better with the fans, to get involved with the city. I’m going to hire a teacher to do this as quickly as possible.”
With no medical issues, Saúl shouldn’t take long to make his debut for Flamengo. It’s true that there are still bureaucratic matters, such as registration with the BID, to regularize the player. However, the main factor for his debut is related to match fitness and training. That’s because the last time the midfielder played was on May 13, in a match for Sevilla against Las Palmas, in the 36th round of La Liga, Spain’s top division.
Given this scenario, the tendency is that Saúl will not yet take the field in Flamengo’s next match. The game in question will be against Atlético-MG, at 8:30 pm (Brasília time) on Sunday (27). The match is valid for the 17th round of the Brasileirão, and Fla could become the leader in case of victory. That’s because, currently, the Rubro-Negro has 33 points, and only Cruzeiro is ahead, with 34.
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