The goal now is to renew contracts
After strengthening the squad, Zico reveals priority for cases like Maldonado and Toró
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - in
With the signings of Deivid and Diogo finalized, Flamengo's need for forwards finally appears to be met. Now, the club's board's priority is to renew the contracts of players whose contracts are expiring soon. These are the cases of Maldonado and Toró. The defensive midfielders haven't been playing, but they could be important pieces in coach Rogério Lourenço's squad.
Maldonado's situation still depends on an agreement with his agent, Juan Figger, but between the club and the player, everything is already well underway. For Zico, who understands the players' side well, having been in that position before, both negotiations could end happily for the Rubro-Negro.
"Now we're going to move forward with the renewals. With Maldonado, for example, everything is already agreed between him and Flamengo. We just need to finish resolving the issue with his agent. Toró is another case that's progressing well, but we understand the situations of all the players. I was one of them and I understand them," said Galinho, who took the opportunity to state that Flamengo hasn't received any official offer for midfielder Willians.
"Nothing has come to me about Willians," he assured.
Despite the recent signings, Zico explained that the group isn't yet set for the rest of the season. According to him, the squad will still be evaluated to assess Flamengo's strengths and weaknesses.
"There is no closed group. We still have time to analyze the internal situation," he added.
Maldonado's situation still depends on an agreement with his agent, Juan Figger, but between the club and the player, everything is already well underway. For Zico, who understands the players' side well, having been in that position before, both negotiations could end happily for the Rubro-Negro.
"Now we're going to move forward with the renewals. With Maldonado, for example, everything is already agreed between him and Flamengo. We just need to finish resolving the issue with his agent. Toró is another case that's progressing well, but we understand the situations of all the players. I was one of them and I understand them," said Galinho, who took the opportunity to state that Flamengo hasn't received any official offer for midfielder Willians.
"Nothing has come to me about Willians," he assured.
Despite the recent signings, Zico explained that the group isn't yet set for the rest of the season. According to him, the squad will still be evaluated to assess Flamengo's strengths and weaknesses.
"There is no closed group. We still have time to analyze the internal situation," he added.
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