Flamengo offers contract to Alex Sandro, ex-Juventus

Flamengo has advanced in negotiations with Alex Sandro, ex-Juventus, the 33-year-old player has been without a club since terminating his contract with the Italian team, and is now being approached by the Rio de Janeiro team that showed interest in the athlete shortly after qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Libertadores this Thursday (22), against Bolívar.

Alex would come to fill the absence of Matias Vinã who was injured after a match against Palmeiras (11/08) valid for the 22nd round of the Brasileirão, according to the club's medical department, the full-back will no longer be able to play for Flamengo this year, which meant that the board had to look for a new name to make up the defense sector.

What is known about the negotiation?

Sandro rejected the proposal from rival Botafogo and is very close to becoming the next player in the vulture's nest, according to journalist Matheus Medeiros, Mengão offered a proposal of R$ 1.8 million in salary per month for the defender as a way of trying to cover the stove's proposal.

Flamengo has agreed to sign left-back Alex Sandro.

Botafogo made an offer to the player within the salary cap established by the club, but Flamengo's offer was R$1.8 million per month for the athlete.#ballmarket pic.twitter.com/CzUQSKkom9

— Medeiros (@canaldomedeiros) August 24, 2024

_{Flamengo makes a tempting offer to Alex Sandro (Photo: reproduction/X/@canaldomedeiros)}

The contract offered by the board is valid until the end of 2026, with the adjusted terms, the player has already confirmed that he wants to play for Brazil again and has even chosen not to listen to proposals from clubs in Turkey, France and the Arab world.

About Alex Sandro

Discovered by Atlético – PR, the player began his professional career at just 16 years old. In 2010, he was signed by Santos, where he became champion of the 2011 Libertadores alongside Neymar. His skills aroused the interest of European clubs and in the same year he was transferred to Porto and won three trophies with the club.

In 2015, he accepted an offer from Juventus for R$100.85 million. In the city of Turin, the player won the Italian Championship five times, the Italian Super Cup twice and managed to be champion of the Italian Cup five times. Alex Sandro is the Brazilian player with the most appearances for Juventus in history, entering the field 327 times in official matches. The player said goodbye to Turin after nine years representing the Old Lady.

Featured photo: Flamengo sparks interest in Alex Sandro (reproduction/Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images Embed/Terra)