Carrascal: Flamengo player urged me to join, said I had to come | OneFootball

De La Cruz is helping Flamengo in the 'extra field'

Flamengo has agreed to the signing of Jorge Carrascal last Saturday (02), who became the club's fourth reinforcement in this transfer window. Therefore, on Monday (04), the Colombian gave a press conference and commented on the agreement with Mengão. The player, in fact, revealed that he received many incentives from Nico De La Cruz.

— I've been talking to Nico, he was a teammate of mine until a while back. I sent him a message, he said I had to come here. Because it's a great club, it has a huge fan base, a great workplace, a family here -, he said, before concluding:

— So that made me very happy to want to come here. This has always been my decision, to be in this great club. The truth is that I've already felt the affection of the fans, the players, a very good group, of human beings. This motivates me a lot -, concluded Carrascal, during a press conference at CT Ninho do Urubu.

WHEN IS CARRASCAL EXPECTED TO MAKE HIS DEBUT FOR FLAMENGO?

The expectation is that Jorge Carrascal will wear the Sacred Mantle for the first time next Saturday (09), against Mirassol. This is because the Colombian will not be able to play against Atlético-MG this Wednesday (06), for the Brazil Cup. After all, the midfielder was not registered in time on the Daily Information Bulletin (BID) of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

DOES FLAMENGO WANT TO SIGN MORE PLAYERS?

After finalizing the signing of Carrascal, Flamengo does not intend to make 'crazy' moves in the market. However, the Rubro-Negro maintains active negotiations with Fiorentina (ITA) for the signing of striker Lucas Beltrán. Although they have already agreed on values with the Italian team, Mengão needs to convince the player to return to South American football.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME?

Meanwhile, Flamengo is preparing for the next challenge of the season. On Wednesday (06), Rubro-Negro faces Atlético-MG, in the return game of the round of 16 of the Brazil Cup. The teams face off from 19h (Brasília time), with live broadcast on SporTV (subscription channel) and Premiere (pay-per-view).

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