Flamengo takes a decisive step to sign Wendel from Zenit! Know all the details

Flamengo took another step towards signing Wendel, from Zenit. The defensive midfielder, who was in Brazil these days, will return to Russia next Saturday to be able to negotiate his definitive departure. The player did not show up for the Russian team’s pre-season, stating that he no longer wants to stay in the team because he does not have important games, such as the Champions League.

The Brazilian will return to the country on the advice of his manager so that he doesn’t have a complicated departure from the team. The athlete’s manager traveled this Friday (21st) to meet Russian officials and negotiate negotiations for his transfer to Brazilian football. Palmeiras even sounded out the athlete, but ran into the amounts involved in the transaction and left it aside. The defensive midfielder, who is from Rio de Janeiro, looks forward to being a player for Flamengo.

won’t make it easy

The Russians, aware of the athlete’s desire not to remain on the team, will try to get some financial compensation against the red black from Rio de Janeiro since the negotiations with Claudinho, another player on the team, are well underway and Flamengo understands that it can bring the two athletes to compose the squad for the rest of the season.

“He is a Zenit player and must be available. Our players play their roles with pleasure and we hope he does the same. It is necessary to pay attention to your family problems. He lost his aunt, he lost his grandfather. We have to value him as a human being.”Alexander Mdvedev, director of Zenit, told local media.

_{Claudinho on the pitch for Zenit (Photo: Reproduction/Mike Kireev/NurPhoto via Getty Images)}

clearance at the cashier

With these two transactions in sight, Flamengo has a cash value to be able to negotiate with the two highs, but a departure from Matheus França to Cristal Palace is an alternative as well. The 20-year-old young red-black promise receives surveys in the range of 15 million euros, about R$ 80 million reais.

Flamengo understands that the investments being made fit within the club’s budget so that it continues to fight for the titles it will compete for. With the pessimism of the signing of the Uruguayan De La Cruz, the directors are looking to close these signings to close the mid-year window. Against the leaders of Flamengo is the window deadline, which ends on August 2, and the registration deadline for other competitions.

Featured photo: Wendel celebrates scoring for Zenit. Playback/Mike Kireev/NurPhoto via AFP