São Paulo take drastic step to block Marcos Antônio joining Flamengo | OneFootball

Flamengo intended to trade Allan for Marcos Antônio, but São Paulo rejects

Despite Flamengo's persistence and Marcos Antônio's 'ok' to the red-and-black project, São Paulo put an end to the speculations. This is because the São Paulo team decided, this Thursday (08), to give the number 8 jersey to the midfielder who is the target of the Most Beloved.

Thus, the action gives even more prestige to the professional, who belongs to Lazio (ITA) but is on loan to São Paulo. Therefore, Flamengo's idea of trading Allan for the new owner of the Morumbi club's number is thwarted. The information comes from 'GE'.

Marcos Antônio is São Paulo's number 8, but so what?

The number 8 jersey of São Paulo belonged to Oscar, who hung up his boots after being diagnosed with a heart condition. Thus, the São Paulo team reinforces its intention to purchase the player's rights definitively at the end of the loan, in June of this year.

The idea of the São Paulo club is to establish a contract until 2028, with payment over four years to the Italians. Therefore, São Paulo will pay Lazio 4.2 million euros (R$ 27.1 million) for 100% of the player's rights.

And if Flamengo tries to outmaneuver São Paulo?

Theoretically, Flamengo could go directly to Lazio to intercept São Paulo's negotiation. However, the Italians and São Paulo have already sealed an agreement since 2025, when the athlete took over the starting position.

Does Flamengo have a plan B for a midfielder?

The midfielder Zé Lucas, from Sport, was speculated to be of interest to the Most Beloved. However, Fla ended the rumors by stating that they never made any proposal for the young 17-year-old, although they praised him.

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