Landim on Gabigol’s Flamengo exit: “Five-year deal made no sense” | OneFootball

Flamengo chose not to renew Gabigol's contract

One of the greatest recent idols in the history of Flamengo, Gabigol said goodbye to the Rubro-Negra Nation at the end of 2024. This is because Rodolfo Landim’s management decided not to renew the contract of the former number 99. Thus, in an interview with Penido’s Podcast, the former president of Mengão explained the reason for not extending the striker’s contract.

— Do you think Flamengo could have kept Gabigol? Man, that’s a complicated question to ask someone who could have, who had the pen and could have done it. But, man, Gabigol is an idol for me, for all of us rubro-negros. He will remain in the gallery of history, what he did for Flamengo is marked and will stay forever,” he said, before concluding:

— The results we had in 2023 and 2024 didn’t make sense to sign a contract for another five years. That was the period he wanted, five years. If it were a low amount, fine, but it was a lot of money. He’s still a young player with value, and the club has to manage its finances responsibly. You have to think about the total cost, not just the salary, and make sure it’s a sustainable decision for Flamengo,” Landim concluded.

WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FLAMENGO AND GABIGOL LIKE?

Flamengo announced Gabigol’s arrival in January 2019, after reaching a loan agreement for the striker with Inter Milan (ITA). Thus, the striker had a historic year, deciding the title of the Libertadores and playing a key role in the campaign for the club’s seventh Brasileirão championship. For this reason, in 2020, the Most Beloved bought the player outright, paying R$ 79 million to the Italian club.

Wearing the Sacred Mantle for six years, Gabigol posted fantastic numbers and wrote his name in the history of Flamengo. He played 306 matches, scoring 161 goals and providing 43 assists. In addition, the rubro-negro idol won: two Libertadores, two Copas do Brasil, two Brasileirãos, two Supercopas do Brasil, one Recopa Sudamericana, and four Cariocas.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

While Gabigol remains focused on Cruzeiro, the Flamengo squad turns its attention back to the Brazilian Championship. The next commitment for Mengão takes place this Saturday (09), against Mirassol, at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã. As usual, Coluna do Fla TV will bring the most rubro-negro coverage on the internet.

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