Gerson’s father blasts Bap, hits out at Flamengo president: “He’s a coward”

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·02 de julho de 2026

Gerson’s father blasts Bap, hits out at Flamengo president: “He’s a coward”

What did Marcão, Gerson’s father and agent, say about Bap, Flamengo’s president?

The discussion surrounding the ‘Gerson case’ continues to generate buzz. Now, it was Marcão’s turn to tell the player’s side of the story. In this way, the midfielder’s father and agent made it clear that he bears no blame whatsoever for his son’s departure from Flamengo to Zenit (RUS) and, in addition, called Bap a coward.

This Mr. Bap is a coward. I was waiting for the right moment to speak about the matter. They put the blame on me because someone is making that blame fall on me. And if there is anyone who took Gerson away from Flamengo, it wasn’t me, because I’m not a club director. They set the release clause extremely low, put a value that clubs from abroad could pay, and he received it,” said Marcão in an interview with the “Bulldog Show” podcast.

WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE GERSON CASE WITH FLAMENGO?

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The Gerson case came back into the spotlight after ‘ESPN’ shared excerpts from Flamengo’s legal dispute against Marcão. In one part of the lawsuit, Rubro-Negro accuses the midfielder of “breach of contract,” considering that the player signed with Zenit before terminating his deal with Fla.

Given this situation, Flamengo is demanding R$ 42.75 million from FGM, Marcão’s company, for “early termination of an image rights contract.” Speaking about the matter, Gerson’s father made it clear that he did not receive that amount.

Some people think they gave me that money. For God’s sake, people. Why didn’t they file this lawsuit over image rights as soon as we arrived at Zenit? This is an act of cowardice. Bap is a coward, he likes picking fights with everyone. I have no ties binding me to him, and the guy became obsessed with me,” he stressed, before concluding: He turned the fans against me, calling me a mercenary. And he needs to forget about Gerson. If he has to sue someone, let him sue me. He says he deposited R$ 42 million, and I never received that in my company,” he concluded.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S SITUATION ON THE PITCH?

While Flamengo continues its legal ‘battle’ against Marcão, the Rubro-Negro squad is in Portugal for its mid-season training camp. After the training period, the team is preparing for its first commitment during its time in Algarve.

At 3:30 p.m. (Brasília time) this Friday (03), Flamengo faces River Plate (ARG). As a result, Coluna do Fla TV, as usual, will cover the details of the match on YouTube, as well as on its website and social media. Finally, Band (free-to-air TV), SporTV2 (pay TV), and GETV (YouTube) will broadcast the match.

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