Cebolinha starts 2026 strongly but could be in his final Flamengo year | OneFootball

Everton Cebolinha has opened 2026 in eye-catching form for Flamengo, unsettling Vasco in a 1-0 debut win then coming off the bench to score in the 2-1 loss to Fluminense. He also forced a late save from Fábio that denied an equaliser. The surge arrives as uncertainty lingers over his future.

"Tive consulta de seis clubes antes do Mundial. Pós-Mundial também tive uma proposta muito boa de um clube turco." He told ESPN after the Libertadores triumph.

With starter Samuel Lino under scrutiny from fans, Cebolinha has momentum and is pushing for a place. He is 29 and under contract only until December, and his representatives have not been approached about a renewal. In July he asked to be moved to play more.

In the current window he was offered to Cruzeiro as part of talks for Kaio Jorge. Flamengo proposed 24 million euros, about R$ 155 million, plus the forward valued at 8 million euros, and 10% of any sell-on profit, but Cruzeiro rejected. Fluminense also tried to sign him this year.

Signed in 2022 for roughly R$ 85 million including achievable add-ons, he produced his best spell under Tite in 2023 and 2024, with seven goals and seven assists before a serious Achilles tendon injury. He returned in 2025 under Filipe Luís but lost his starting spot.

On Wednesday he is among Filipe Luís’s options to face São Paulo at 21:30 Brasília time at Morumbis in the first round of the Campeonato Brasileiro. He scored his first Flamengo goal at the same ground in a 3-1 win in the 2022 Copa do Brasil semi-final.

Source: Globo.com