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Flamengo treats as a priority the hiring of Pedro, the team’s top scorer in the season on loan from Fiorentina until December. The club says it has already started talks with the Italians to try to buy the forward, who scored 20 goals in 2020.
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Pedro, Flamengo forward – Photo: André Durão
To exercise the right to purchase, Fla must pay a total of 12 million euros (around R $ 79 million). Of this amount, the club has already paid 2 million euros (about R $ 13 million), related to the loan. Therefore, it would need to disburse another 10 million euros (R $ 66 million).
– Hiring is important. The numbers speak for themselves. Flamengo will make every effort to get the contract. It has already been done in other cases, such as Arrascaeta, Gabigol, Gerson … We will try to put it into practice, with all the difficulties we are encountering – said Marcos Braz, Vice President of Soccer, at a virtual press conference this Thursday.
“Not having an audience gets in the way of the financial part. But we will find a way. We are already talking to Fiorentina,” he added.
Last Wednesday, again in the starting eleven, Pedrou scored two goals in a 3-2 win over Atlético, which secured Flamengo a place in the quarterfinals of the Brazilian Cup.
Goals of Flamengo 3 x 2 Athletico-PR, for the round of 16 of the Brazil Cup
Flamengo returns to the pitch next Saturday in an important match against Atlético-MG, at 6.15pm (Brasilia), in Mineirão. The game is valid for round 20 of the Brazilian Championship.
