Flamengo reject City Group’s big-money bid for João Victor; see fee

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·15 Juli 2026

Flamengo reject City Group’s big-money bid for João Victor; see fee

How much was the City Group willing to pay for João Victor, Flamengo’s center back?

The City Group tried to sign João Victor, one of the young players who stood out during Flamengo’s mid-season training camp in Portugal. In the offer, the company put forward 10 million euros (around R$ 58 million) to secure the defender’s signing. However, Flamengo immediately rejected the bid.

João Victor had been on the City Group’s radar even before Flamengo’s mid-season training camp in Portugal. Because of this, the executives already had the center back as one of their targets for this transfer window. The company’s idea was to acquire the player’s rights in order to move the youngster within the European market.

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It is important to point out that Flamengo rejected the City Group’s offer for João Victor because the club sees great potential in the defender. In fact, Flamengo’s plan is to give him more opportunities with the senior team. Even after the rejection, however, the company is expected to make a new offer for the player. The information comes from ‘GE’.

WHO IS JOÃO VICTOR, FLAMENGO’S CENTER BACK?

João Victor is a 19-year-old center back who has won several titles with Flamengo’s youth teams. Among the most important are the U-20 Copa Libertadores and the U-20 Club World Cup. During this period, the player has also made appearances for Mengão’s senior team.

This season, João Victor is one of the leaders of Flamengo’s U-20 squad. Thanks to his strong performances, the center back earned another opportunity with the ‘senior team’ during the mid-season training camp in Portugal.

HOW DID JOÃO VICTOR PERFORM IN FLAMENGO’S MATCHES DURING THE MID-SEASON TRAINING CAMP IN PORTUGAL?

With Léo Pereira and Danilo absent because they were with the Brazilian National Team at the World Cup, and Léo Ortiz recovering from a muscle injury, João Victor earned a place in the starting lineup alongside Vitão. As a result, the center back managed to leave a good impression on coach Leonardo Jardim.

WHAT IS JOÃO VICTOR’S CURRENT CONTRACT WITH FLAMENGO?

At the moment, João Victor has a contract with Flamengo until December 2029, with a release clause set at 70 million euros (around R$ 407 million at the current exchange rate). Therefore, the tendency is for Flamengo to only consider selling the player for offers that are 100% of, or close to, the amount set in the contract.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

With João Victor available, Flamengo will play its final friendly of the mid-season training camp. This Friday (17), Flamengo faces Olimpia (PAR) at 8:00 p.m. (Brasília time) at Mané Garrincha Stadium, in the Federal District. As a result, Coluna do Fla TV will show all the details of the match with on-site coverage from Mônica Alves on YouTube, as well as on the website and social media.

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