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Thiago Almada’s agent is still expected to travel to Rio de Janeiro

Flamengo drew 1-1 with São Paulo on Sunday (26) in a match valid for the 20th round of the Brazilian Championship. Before the game, club president Bap used the Maracanã auditorium to speak to the press.

Even without wanting to talk about the signing of Thiago Almada, Flamengo’s president gave some ‘clues’ about the status of the negotiations. In short, Bap stressed that the announcement of the Argentine midfielder will be made by the club’s football department if and when the deal is finalized.

— I’m not going to talk about Almada today. I have never spoken about signing players at any time. Today wasn’t going to be the day I’d talk. The signing is in progress and will be announced by the football department,” said Flamengo’s president.

Who else spoke about Almada’s signing?

Besides Flamengo’s president, the club’s football director, José Boto, also spoke about the matter recently. On that occasion, before the game against Chapecoense, the Portuguese executive did not confirm that the agreement had already been sealed.

— It’s true that we are interested in Thiago, that we are in talks with him. Nothing is finalized, the player still hasn’t said yes. If he comes, he will come on the terms we want; we don’t have an oil well to spend money that doesn’t exist. We’re working on it -, he said.

Is Almada’s agent still traveling to Rio de Janeiro?

It is worth noting that Agustín Jiménez, Almada’s representative, is still expected to arrive in Rio de Janeiro. Initially, the Argentine midfielder’s agent was supposed to arrive in the Marvelous City this weekend. However, negotiations with River Plate (ARG), which signed Correa, delayed the agent’s arrival.

It is important to mention that, at Flamengo, there is great optimism behind the scenes. That is because the Rubro-Negro club has advanced negotiations with Atlético de Madrid, having surpassed River Plate’s offer. So far, Fla’s bid is over 20 million euros (R$ 115 million).

Finally, Atlético de Madrid owns 50% of Thiago Almada’s economic rights, while Botafogo, managed by Eagle, owns the other half. In this way, Flamengo is looking to sign the portion belonging to the Spanish club.

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