Flamengo: Club World Cup top scorer out of favour, may be sold | OneFootball

Highlight of Al Hilal (SAU) in the last Club World Cup, Marcos Leonardo is expected to change teams

The management of Flamengo assured: no one else is coming in this window. However, the club's president, Luiz Eduardo Baptista, excited the fans on Friday (29) by saying “Nation, let's go for more, because the window is not over yet”. After the statement, fans in red and black began speculating various names on social media. One of them is Marcos Leonardo, the top scorer of the last Club World Cup for Al Hilal (SAU).

The forward, discovered at Santos, lost his place at the Saudi club. Marcos Leonardo was not listed for the game on Friday (29), when Al Hilal defeated Al Riyadh (SAU), 2-0, in the opening of the Saudi Championship. The trend is that the Brazilian will not be registered in the competition, due to the limit on foreign players.

HOW MUCH DOES MARCOS LEONARDO COST?

Currently 22 years old, Marcos Leonardo was signed by Al Hilal from Benfica (POR) for 40 million euros (R$ 250 million) last year. According to the Saudi press, the club is willing to negotiate the player for 25 million euros (R$ 159 million).

Al Hilal believes it can recover a good part of the investment after Marcos Leonardo's strong performance in the Club World Cup. The forward was the tournament's top scorer, with four goals, and caught the attention of European clubs. The most notable match was against Manchester City (ENG), in the round of 16, when the Brazilian scored two goals.

DID SÃO PAULO TRY FOR MARCOS LEONARDO?

Recently, São Paulo sought information about Marcos Leonardo. However, the Morumbi team gave up on the deal. After all, Al Hilal did not agree to the loan suggested by the Brazilian club. Furthermore, they understood that the forward's salary is high. Therefore, if Flamengo wants the World Cup top scorer, they have until Tuesday (02) to finalize the transaction, the date when the window closes.

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