Flamengo rekindles old desire and goes after River Plate star

O Flamengo rekindled an old wish that could be fulfilled in 2023. Craque do river plate, Nicolas de la Cruz may be the new reinforcement of the Rio team for the sequence of the season. The midfielder would have been a request for Jorge Sampaoli, who always wanted to have him on one of their teams. Apart from the coach’s interest, Fla also always looked for information and tried to sign him last season, when he still hadn’t renewed his contract.

According to information from the website “Globo Esporte”, Flamengo opened negotiations with River Plate to discuss the best business model for both parties. These conversations between the two teams are ‘old’ and began to happen on the last May 4th, when Fla visited Racing, from Argentina. At the opportunity, the directors of the respective clubs met and discussed the possibility of the business.

Considered an important player for River Plate, De la Cruz could cost a high price for Flamengo’s coffers. Before his renewal, the Argentines would like to negotiate the star for the value of 80 million reais. Red-black made the appointment in 2022 and retreated in the negotiation due to the request made by the Millionaires. Therefore, the trend is that this time, the Argentines maintain their posture.

Target of Flamengo, find out how Nico de la Cruz’s season is going for River Plate?

Still at the beginning of the season in Argentina, the midfielder was unable to engage in a great performance. He has already participated in 11 matches, but scored only one goal and also provided one assist. Even so, he was in the starting line-up in ten of the 11 games he entered the field and is still an important player for a River Plate that is making a great campaign at the start of the Argentine Championship.

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