Peñarol target Flamengo's De La Cruz

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·27 Juli 2026

Peñarol target Flamengo's De La Cruz

Is De La Cruz on his way out of Flamengo?

Clubs continue to keep an eye on market opportunities to strengthen their squads for the rest of the season. At the moment, the club trying to sign De La Cruz, Flamengo’s midfielder, is Peñarol (URU).

Sobre a proposta do Peñarol por De La Cruz: o Flamengo não descarta negociar o meio campista nesta janela de transferências. Porém, o Rubro-Negro quer uma compensação financeira para liberar o atleta. @ColunadoFla
– Senin, 27 Juli 2026

At first, Peñarol’s initial idea is to bring in De La Cruz on a one-year loan deal. Now, the tendency is for the Uruguayan side to start intensifying talks with Rubro-Negro to find out whether a deal for Mengão’s number 18 is possible.

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In talks with people close to Flamengo football, Peñarol reportedly showed interest in signing De La Cruz on a loan with no fee. Therefore, if those are the conditions set by the Uruguayan club, Rubro-Negro is not expected to move forward in the negotiations.

It is important to point out that Flamengo have not ruled out negotiating De La Cruz in this transfer window. However, Mengo will seek financial compensation, considering the high amount invested at the time the midfielder was signed. The information comes from Uruguayan newspaper “Ovación” and was confirmed by Coluna do Fla’s report.

WHAT IS DE LA CRUZ’S SITUATION AT FLAMENGO?

De La Cruz began his journey at Flamengo in 2024, after the club paid around R$ 78 million upfront at the time for 100% of the player’s rights. In short, throughout this period, the player had some good performances, but was unable to build consistency due to numerous injuries.

In addition to the injuries, De La Cruz missed some matches for preventive medical reasons, such as games at high altitude and on artificial turf. Even so, the midfielder took part in the successful campaigns that ended with the Copa do Brasil (2024), the Brasileirão, and the Copa Libertadores titles in 2025.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

While the board plans the team for the rest of the season, De La Cruz and the entire Flamengo squad are focused on the upcoming fixtures. Thus, this Wednesday (29), Mengo face Internacional in the Brasileirão.

In short, the ball starts rolling at 7:30 PM (Brasília time) at Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre. As usual, Coluna do Fla TV will cover all the details of the match with the most red-and-black on-site coverage on the internet on YouTube, as well as on its website and social media. Finally, Premiere, via pay-per-view, will broadcast the clash.

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