Flamengo remain hopeful of signing Marcos Antônio from São Paulo | OneFootball

São Paulo will only negotiate with Flamengo after January 14

Flamengo remains active in the market looking for reinforcements for the 2026 season. In this context, the Most Beloved is in negotiations with São Paulo for a 'package deal' involving Allan for Marcos Antônio. Despite difficulties in the talks, Fla is optimistic about a happy ending.

The portal ‘Paparazzo Rubro-Negro’ was the first to report the information. In short, São Paulo has shown interest in signing Allan, who is on the list of negotiable players at Fla. However, the São Paulo team will probably only get the midfielder if they agree to sell Marcos Antônio to the Most Beloved.

It’s important to note that Flamengo’s idea is not to make a straight swap of one player for another. However, it would be a package deal. That’s because Marcos Antônio fits the profile desired by president Bap and the coaching staff.

Brazilian and under 26 years old, Marcos Antônio has become one of the priorities for Flamengo. Besides fitting the profile sought by the club, the player has a good relationship with Fla’s football director, José Boto.

Longstanding interest from Flamengo?

Yes! In 2024, Flamengo was close to signing Marcos Antônio from Lazio (ITA). However, Rubro-Negro was unable to complete the purchase, and the player went on loan to São Paulo.

Thus, at the São Paulo club, the midfielder met the targets set in the contract for a permanent transfer at the price of 4.5 million euros (R$ 28 million). Despite this, São Paulo has not yet paid Lazio for the acquisition of Marcos Antônio.

What is São Paulo’s position?

In addition to considering that the negotiation for Allan has nothing to do with Marcos Antônio, São Paulo only intends to intensify negotiations with Flamengo after January 14. That’s because, on this day, there will be an impeachment vote for the current president of the São Paulo club, Julio Casares.

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