Flamengo shift course, close on two signings and race to register for Libertadores | OneFootball

According to Globo.com, Flamengo are close to finalising deals for Anthony Valencia and Joaquín Freitas, and are racing to register both by Friday for the Libertadores quarter-finals against Del Valle next week.

Valencia is already in Rio and will visit Ninho do Urubu on Monday to complete formalities and sign. He arrived hours after the 3-0 win over Botafogo at Maracanã. The right winger joins from Royal Antwerp for about 5 million euros, roughly R$ 30.08 million.

If paperwork is processed quickly and his name appears on the BID, he could be involved against Mirassol on Wednesday. Medical checks were carried out on Sunday night.

Freitas is due to land on Monday morning to sign after talks advanced on Sunday with the 19-year-old and River Plate. The club aim to integrate both this week.

The moves follow failed pursuits of Thiago Almada and Luiz Henrique and the sales of Plata and Wallace Yan, increasing urgency. Although the Brazilian window runs until 11, Conmebol’s registration cut-off for the quarter-finals is Friday.

Valencia arrives to replace Plata, sold to Dynamo Moscow. The 23-year-old was on Ecuador’s 2026 World Cup list but has had major injuries, a fibula fracture in 2022 and an ACL rupture in 2025. Freitas has 30 appearances for River this season, 12 starts, 1 goal and 2 assists, and profiles better as a second striker.

Source: Globo.com

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