Flamengo reject 3 offers and are set to lose forward for free | OneFootball

Ryan Roberto will be able to sign a pre-contract in October

Flamengo is close to losing a gem to European football. For free. That’s because the club rejected three offers for Ryan Roberto, who does not want to renew his contract with Mengão. As his deal expires at the beginning of next year, the forward will be able to sign a pre-agreement in October this year.

In recent weeks, Flamengo turned down offers from Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), CSKA (Russia) and Lille (France). Rubro-Negro had even given a positive signal to the French club’s offer, but could not accept it due to a lack of agreement with the forward’s agents.

Ryan Roberto, 18, is under contract with Flamengo until March. As required by regulations, the player can sign a pre-contract, free of charge, six months beforehand. That is the likely outcome, since the player’s camp does not want to remain with Rubro-Negro.

WHY DON’T THEY WANT TO RENEW?

Ryan Roberto’s representatives do not want to renew with Flamengo because they believe the youngster will not have space in the professional team. The player’s camp asked for a career plan for the youngster, and Rubro-Negro promised that the player would be promoted to the senior squad in 2027, but even that was not enough to convince the winger to stay at Mengo.

From the moment Flamengo understood that Ryan Roberto’s contract would not be renewed, the club decided to remove the youngster from the under-20 team. As a result, he has been training alone at Ninho do Urubu. The player’s last match came on April 22, against Fluminense, in the Under-20 Brasileirão.

SO, WHEN IS FLAMENGO UNDER-20’S NEXT MATCH?

With Ryan Roberto sidelined, Flamengo’s under-20 team returns to the pitch next Wednesday (27) against América-MG, in the 14th round of the Under-20 Brasileirão. Kickoff is at 3 p.m. (Brasília time) in Minas Gerais, at Castor Cifuentes Stadium.

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