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Flamengo Moves in the Market and Signs Four Reinforcements for Filipe Luís

Flamengo returns to the field this Wednesday (13), when they face Internacional, in the first leg of the Libertadores quarterfinals. Meanwhile, the board continues to 'map' the market in search of reinforcements for Filipe Luís' team. In this sense, Vanderlei Luxemburgo, former coach of Mengão, pointed out a lack in the red-black squad.

— It's the characteristic of the players. You need to have more players who score goals. Do you think Cebolinha is a goalscorer? No, he's not. When it's Pedro, Bruno Henrique, they have more. Cebolinha has never been a player who scores many goals. The full-backs of Flamengo also don't score many goals -, he said, before concluding:

— It's a very balanced team, but the opponents have already understood how Flamengo plays. That's already a difficulty for Flamengo, they'll pass the ball from side to side, but they need players who can resolve the game -, concluded Luxemburgo, during the program 'Galvão and Friends'.

HOW IS FLAMENGO DOING IN THE TRANSFER WINDOW?

The second transfer window of Brazilian football opened on July 10. Thus, in the first days, Flamengo maintained a calm posture, only analyzing possible reinforcements. In this way, in the following weeks, the red-black board 'dived headfirst' into the market and signed four players: Saúl Ñíguez, Emerson Royal, Samuel Lino, and Jorge Carrascal.

Flamengo agreed to sign Saúl Ñíguez 'for free', since the midfielder terminated his contract with Atlético de Madrid (ESP). On the other hand, adding the arrivals of Emerson Royal, Samuel Lino, and Jorge Carrascal, the red-black board spent 43 million euros (approximately R$ 273.5 million).

DOES FLAMENGO PLAN TO BRING IN MORE REFORÇOS?

After agreeing with the four players targeted by the board, Flamengo does not plan to make 'crazy' moves in the transfer market. However, according to an investigation by the Coluna do Fla reporting team, the Most Beloved team remains attentive in the window and is studying bringing in reinforcements for three positions: center-back, defensive midfielder, and forward.

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