Fluminense bid for Nino, await Zenit response, says president | OneFootball

Fluminense continues to work on bringing defender Nino back to the club for the 2026 season. After officially taking over as club president, Mattheus Montenegro spoke about the progress of the negotiations and confirmed that the Tricolor has already made an offer, but is still waiting for a response from Zenit, Russia.

Captain of the 2023 Libertadores title-winning team, Nino is considered internally as a priority to fill the gap left by Thiago Silva’s departure. According to the president, the club has already agreed on terms with the player, who wants to return to Fluminense, but the deal depends solely on the response from the Russian club.

— “With Nino, we’ve already spoken to the player, and he wants to come to Fluminense. The key point is Zenit. We haven’t yet received any response from the Russian club, neither about the amounts nor whether they are willing to make a sale now. There were reports that a price had been set, but that’s not true,” explained Montenegro.

Talks with Zenit began after the end of the season, last Monday. So far, the Russian club has not officially responded to the offer made by the Tricolor.

Despite the wait, Fluminense remains optimistic behind the scenes, mainly due to the mutual desire for a reunion between the club and the player.

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