00:00Thiago Almada says yes to River Plate, frustrating Flamengo in what would have been the Brazilian club's main signing this season.
00:06window.
00:07Flamengo had been negotiating with the player's staff since the World Cup period.
00:11He waited until the end of the World Cup to get Thiago Almada's final answer.
00:15But at that moment, the player is seen saying yes to River Plate and sealing his return to Argentine football.
00:21Flamengo recently welcomed back José Boto to Brazil.
00:24He was in Argentina to negotiate directly with the player's agent.
00:27and returned without a definitive answer.
00:30At that point, Flamengo adopted a stance of no longer waiting for the player.
00:34And he's already switched gears, focusing on the market and now looking to sign Luiz Henrique.
00:39Several factors were important in Almada's decision to say yes to River Plate and not to Flamengo.
00:43But the most important one is undoubtedly the family aspect.
00:46Thiago Almada, who was recently in Brazil, played for Botafogo.
00:50But it was a short period, and the issue of safety was always something that surrounded the athlete's family.
00:55This concern is about security in Rio, but beyond that, beyond the player's wishes...
00:59which makes a move similar to what Paquetá did at Flamengo when he returned home,
01:03Almada returns to Argentina, returns to Buenos Aires to wear the River Plate jersey.
01:07Of course, the sporting aspect takes a back seat at this point.
01:11It's worth remembering that River Plate is competing in the Copa Sudamericana and is out of the Copa Libertadores.
01:15He is going through a difficult time with Cudê and there is also a lot of criticism directed at the football department of the Argentinian club.
01:20Therefore, for this reason, Almada puts the sporting aspect in second place.
01:24and accepts River Plate's offer, clearly thinking about the family aspect of returning home.
01:29and frustrates Flamengo's plans.
01:31Flamengo adopted a stance regarding the delay in the response from Almada's staff.
01:35Almada, which from the beginning has prioritized remaining in European football,
01:40but the lack of offers and an increase in value after the World Cup
01:43This made him look favorably upon South American football and, at that moment, upon River Plate.
01:48Given this scenario, Flamengo adopted a stance of not entering into a bidding war for the player.
01:53offered a salary proposal lower than what River offered,
01:56It's an offer from River Plate with a salary of around R$2.1 million per month for the...
02:01Almada,
02:01Flamengo, with a difference of R$ 300,000 in this regard, opted not to hold an auction.
02:05He chose not to increase his offer and at this moment makes it clear that his focus is on Luiz Henrique.
02:10Thiago Almada's saga is over for Flamengo, and now Flamengo is eyeing Luiz Henrique.
02:15He knows that these will be important days to finalize the signing of the Brazilian player.
02:19They have until the end of this Friday to register new athletes, Libertadores,
02:23And that's why Flamengo is racing against the clock.
02:27He knows he has to come to an agreement with the board of directors of Zenit, the Russian club.
02:32who currently views the installment payment method negatively,
02:35So Flamengo needs to unravel this negotiation in the next few hours.
02:39Luiz Henrique's staff, however, views his return to Brazil, specifically Rio de Janeiro, favorably.
02:44So Flamengo has important hours ahead to negotiate the repatriation of Luiz Henrique.
02:49And now he already sees Thiago Almada as a thing of the past; the negotiation didn't work out.
02:53Flamengo tried until the last minute, José Butto went to Argentina.
02:56He tried to negotiate personally with the athlete's agent.
02:59But the truth is that Flamengo couldn't win that match against River.
03:02And now it focuses directly on Luiz Henrique.
03:05Thanks.
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