‘Touch of madness’: Boto on why Flamengo signed Carrascal | OneFootball

Carrascal did not feel the weight of Flamengo's jersey and quickly secured a starting spot in Filipe Luís' team

Signed by Flamengo in the last transfer window, Jorge Carrascal fit perfectly into Filipe Luís' team. According to football director José Boto, one of the midfielder's distinguishing features is the “touch of madness” that makes him ignore external pressure.

“I can tell a story: the reasons that made me not take Carrascal to Shakhtar (UKR) were exactly the same that made me bring him to Flamengo. I was at Benfica (POR) when he went to Sevilla (ESP). Later, when I went to Shakhtar, he ended up being loaned to Karpaty (UKR),” he said, before continuing:

“He really played, a talent, a street footballer, but very intelligent, who understands the game easily. He was a bit careless because he liked to embellish every play, and then he had a life off the pitch, already in Ukraine, a bit questionable, right?” said José Boto.

“But he had a touch of madness that made him, on the field, not care about anyone's pressure. He's more mature today, but I knew the pressure of Maracanã wouldn't affect him. He doesn't care about media pressure, maybe he didn't even open to see what they were saying about him,” he concluded during his appearance on the podcast ‘No Princípio Era a Bola’, from Portugal.

HOW MUCH DID CARRASCAL COST FLAMENGO?

In mid-2025, Dynamo requested that Flamengo participate in the payment to Atlético-MG for the purchase of Rubens. Therefore, a large part of the amount paid for Carrascal was transferred to the club from Minas Gerais. In total, Rubro-Negro closed the deal at 12 million euros (R$ 77 million at the exchange rate at the time).

IS CARRASCAL DOING WELL AT FLAMENGO?

Little known by Brazilian fans, Carrascal did not feel the weight of the Flamengo jersey and quickly secured a starting spot in the team. Since donning the Sacred Mantle, the number 15 has played in 24 matches, scoring three goals and providing five assists.

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