José Boto confirms advanced talks over Flamengo players’ exits | OneFootball

Goalkeeper Matheus Cunha is the only Flamengo player with a confirmed departure so far

Flamengo's football director, José Boto, stated this Monday (15) that there are advanced negotiations for some players to leave Flamengo. However, the director emphasized that the departures are being considered carefully so as not to unbalance the team for next year.

— There are already advanced negotiations, more advanced than the arrivals, regarding some departures. I won't tell you the names, but there are some advanced negotiations with players we believe can leave, and that will not jeopardize the balance of the team or what we have planned for 2026 -, he said, adding:

— Because the players themselves feel they don’t have space and come to ask to leave. And those we think we can let go, we are already in negotiations. But we’re not going to let them go for nothing, for free. We also want to guarantee Flamengo’s interests -, the director highlighted to ‘Flazoeiro’.

Who is leaving Flamengo?

Flazoeiro mentioned the name of forward Juninho and Boto smiled, but again said he would not reveal the players. However, Coluna do Fla has learned that the player is close to signing with Pumas (MEX) for 2026.

Flamengo is certain about the departure of Matheus Cunha. The goalkeeper has a pre-contract with Cruzeiro and could have been with Rubro-Negro in Qatar for the Club World Cup, but he returned to Brazil to witness the birth of his child. Therefore, the keeper will no longer play with the Sacred Mantle.

There is a possibility that forward Michael will not stay for 2026. Among the left wingers in the squad, the ‘little robot’ is the least used. However, the player’s future is still undecided.

Does Flamengo still have a match in 2025?

The last match of the Most Beloved in 2025 is for the world. Flamengo and PSG (FRA) face off this Wednesday (17), starting at 2pm (Brasília time), in Doha, Qatar, in the final of the Club World Cup.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.