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OR Flamengo bet high and now see the result. Out of the Brazil Cup what if Conmebol LibertadoresIt remains for the club to try to reorganize itself to minimize the financial blow it will have in the 2021 season.
The forecast of the board, between prizes and the renegotiation of sponsorships before the possible success of the two playoffs, was high: close to R $ 100 million. This would balance the balance in the season of the COVID-19 pandemic, which took the total amount from the box office and much of the partner-fan.
Now, the internal understanding is clear: there is a need to negotiate athletes mainly until the first quarter of 2021, when the club has R $ 10 million to pay only in salaries, image rights and awards for renegotiated and postponed achievements during the pandemic. Currently it is a budget that does not exist in the budget, and the best way out is to negotiate with athletes, even if it costs the staff to weaken.
The initial agreement provided for a payment in December, but the deadline was postponed to March 2021. The hope was to absorb the impact of the elimination of the Copa do Brasil, when it stopped receiving R $ 7 million when it fell before the Saint Paul, with the advance in Libertadores.
The objective was to reach at least the semifinals of the South American competition and thus obtain another US $ 3.5 million, US $ 1.5 million in the quarterfinals and US $ 2 million in the next phase. At the current exchange rate, R $ 20.8 million. Value that would help not only in image rights and awards in March, but also to pay off the debt of former coach Domènec Torrent, of 1.8 million euros (R $ 11.3 million). The Catalan remains in Rio awaiting the outcome.
Residing in the United States, the club’s co-financier, Rodrigo Tostes, is in Brazil to negotiate this situation and also the renewal of Diego Alves. The hope that the two episodes would be successful went through the classification in the Libertadores and now the burden falls on the financial sector of the club.
The elimination of Racing has a direct consequence on the maintenance of the squad not only with regard to goalkeeper Diego Alves, who has a contract until December 31 and permanence seems highly unlikely after the lack of economic adjustment.
Agreements aligned with Fiorentina me Little Pedro and Thiago Maia, respectively, are at risk. For the striker, for example, Flamengo would have 14 million euros to pay in six installments over three years. The first would expire in January.
Also in the first quarter of next year there are amounts to be paid by Léo Pereira and Michael. The latter cost 7.5 million euros in three installments Let’s go, the last to beat on January 21, 2021. Gabigol and Gerson also follow the expense sheet to beat Italians Inter Milan and Roma.
In the middle of the year, at the height of the pandemic crisis, the football department – with the approval of the summit – decided not to negotiate with any athlete, believing that the good performance of 2019 would be repeated. Now there are no arguments for the strategy is maintained in a club that is already boiling with the political environment, mainly with criticism of the vice president of soccer, Marcos Braz, for his candidacy and consequent election to councilor in Rio de Janeiro and the appointment of Guilherme Kroll. , former critic of the Chapa Azul austerity project, in charge of Olympic sports vice president after a crisis in the portfolio.
There are also disagreements between Gávea and Ninho do Urubu regarding the daily processes of football, such as the exchange of professionals in the medical department, led by Márcio Tannure and the subject of recent criticism with the number of absences, a different situation in 2019.
With no prospect of selling a revelation that handles the high amount as happened with Vinicius Jr., Lucas Paquetá and Reinier in recent years, Flamengo was betting once again on sports performance of another level. It didn’t work. Now it seems inevitable: the problems that led to the difficulty on the field in 2020 will have a direct reflection in 2021.
