club agrees to purchase Léo Ortiz, but details may delay announcement

The longest soap opera of the early season transfer window in Brazilian football is close to coming to an end. In a meeting last Thursday, 29, Flamengo It is Bragantino agreed on the values ​​for the defender's arrival Leo Ortiz to the Rio de Janeiro club, but they are still discussing the presentation date, due to a demand from São Paulo.

Regardless of when he arrives in the wonderful city, Léo Ortiz will be a Flamengo player facing a payment of 8.5 million euros, with 7 fixed and 1.5 in variables. The contract will be valid for the next three seasons and all of this was agreed in a meeting that ended at 3 am (Brasília time).

Léo Ortiz and Fabrício Bruno in their first training session at Flamengo’s CT: pic.twitter.com/VDH6u6Ktf9

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The whole issue now revolves around Bragantino's decisive clash in the third preliminary round of the Copa Libertadores. The team from the interior of São Paulo wants to count on its main defender in clashes against Botafogobut both Flamengo and the athlete's staff are against this idea.

It is worth remembering that this should be Mengão's last signing at the beginning of the year, closing with the three positions requested by the coach Tite initially. The other two names were De La Cruz It is Igor Jesusmidfielders who are already available and playing with the club's shirt.