Xerém DNA? Gérson’s nephew from Cruzeiro joins Fluminense’s youth ranks | OneFootball

The midfielder Gérson, from Cruzeiro, sees his story repeating within the family: his nephew Enzo has started playing in the youth team of Fluminense, the same place where it all began for him, in Xerém.

Coincidence or not, the boy is a midfielder and plays in the same position as his uncle. He was scouted in a futsal project in Rio and will play in the under-9 category.

The agent Marcão, Gérson's father and Enzo's grandfather, celebrated on social media the boy's arrival in Xerém and said that Fluminense is a special club for the family.

Filled Flu's Coffers

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Despite the strong identification with rival Flamengo, where he won titles and became an idol, Gérson can also say he made his mark in Fluminense's history. Even if he wasn't impactful on the field, the player has generated (and continues to generate) a lot of money for the tricolor coffers and was for eight years the club's most expensive sale.

Highly sought after in the market, Gérson has been involved in six transfers throughout his career. And Fluminense, being the training club, is entitled to a portion of all sales under the solidarity mechanism rules.

In total, the Tricolor has profited R$ 109 million from Gérson's transfers. In the latest one, from Zenit to Cruzeiro, Flu received about R$ 4.5 million.

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