Flamengo hit out at Internacional, demand payment over Thiago Maia debt | OneFootball

Flamengo has not yet received payment for the sale of Thiago Maia, completed at the beginning of 2024

Internacional announced on Wednesday (30) the signing of Alan Rodríguez. The move by the team from Rio Grande do Sul in the market has angered Flamengo. After all, the Rubro-Negro has not yet received payment for the sale of Thiago Maia, completed over a year ago. O Mais Querido issued an official statement.

WHAT WAS FLAMENGO'S STATEMENT ABOUT INTERNACIONAL?

"The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo regrets that Sport Club Internacional continues to fail in meeting financial commitments made with this institution, while publicly announcing the signing of new players, such as Alan Rodríguez, announced today. According to reports published in the press, the club committed to paying 4 million dollars.

In November 2024, Flamengo formalized, with the National Dispute Resolution Commission (CNRD) of the CBF, a claim regarding the acquisition of the player Thiago Maia. Internacional failed to fully pay the five installments due, all of which are overdue, totaling 1.25 million euros. Nevertheless, even without any new developments to justify the delay, the ruling was postponed and is now scheduled for September 6.

Flamengo considers the repetition of this scenario unacceptable and expects the CBF, through its competent bodies, to act firmly and coherently in the face of a case that blatantly violates the principles of Financial Fair Play that the entity itself recently decided to embrace.

It is urgent that the CBF use the existing regulatory instruments to ensure that pending cases in the CNRD are resolved swiftly and that compliant clubs are not harmed by those who repeatedly ignore their obligations."

WHAT HAPPENED WITH FLAMENGO'S DEAL WITH THIAGO MAIA?

In summary, in March 2024, Internacional signed Thiago Maia from Flamengo for 4 million euros. However, the Rubro-Negro did not receive a single real from the transfer and sought the National Dispute Resolution Commission (CNRD) of the CBF to receive the amount. However, nothing has been done so far.

At the beginning of this year, Internacional attempted to sell Thiago Maia to Santos and sought to profit from the deal, even without paying Flamengo. Outraged, Mengão refused the transaction. The midfielder even arrived on the São Paulo coast to sign with Neymar's team, but Fla blocked the move and stated that they would only release him once the money was in the account.

WHY DID FLAMENGO GET ANGRY THIS WEDNESDAY?

Therefore, even without paying Flamengo, Internacional continues to strengthen its squad. On Wednesday (30), the team from Rio Grande do Sul announced Alan Rodríguez, a Uruguayan midfielder who was at Argentino Juniors (ARG). The player will even face Mengão on August 13 and 20, when the Brazilian teams meet in the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores da América.

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