Matheus Gonçalves speaks out after Flamengo agree player sale to Arab club | OneFootball

Matheus Gonçalves is on his way to Al Ahli, Saudi Arabia

The midfielder Matheus Gonçalves is leaving Flamengo. This Wednesday (27), Mengão finalized the sale of the Ninho academy product to Al Ahli, from Saudi Arabia. Right after that, the player appeared on social media, which ended up stirring up the red-and-black fans.

Almost instantly after the news broke that he had been sold to Al Ahli, Matheus Gonçalves shared photos taken during his birthday celebration. Thus, among the ‘post’, red-and-black fans left messages of support and thanks to the midfielder. Even teammates from Flamengo’s U-20 squad also appeared in the ‘post’.

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IS MATHEUS GONÇALVES LEAVING FLAMENGO?

Matheus Gonçalves already has a deal in place to play for Al Ahli. To secure the player permanently, the Saudi team will pay Flamengo around 8 million euros (R$ 50 million at the current exchange rate). With the ‘ok’ from both sides, the transaction should be completed by the end of this week.

WHAT WAS MATHEUS GONÇALVES’ JOURNEY AT FLAMENGO LIKE?

Midfielder Matheus Gonçalves is one of the recent gems developed in Flamengo’s youth academy. Despite his talent, the player has already experienced ‘ups and downs’ at Rubro-Negro, including a loan spell to Red Bull Bragantino in 2023.

As soon as he returned to Flamengo, Matheus Gonçalves did get some opportunities, but was unable to establish himself in the first team. With the arrival of Filipe Luís, the player was even sent back to the U-20 squad, where he won the category’s World Cup title last Saturday (23).

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

Without Matheus Gonçalves, Flamengo returns to the field on Sunday (31) to face Grêmio in the 22nd round of the Brasileirão. In short, the match kicks off at 4pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã. Thus, Coluna do Fla TV will show everything that happens in the match with live coverage by Leo José and Rodrigo Lima on YouTube. Finally, Rede Globo (free-to-air) and Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the game.

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