Internacional near multi-million move for striker, still owe Flamengo

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·13 Agustus 2025

Internacional near multi-million move for striker, still owe Flamengo

Gaúcho club has not yet settled debt for Thiago Maia’s purchase, but continues seeking multi-million signings

Even without paying Flamengo for the signing of Thiago Maia, Internacional continues to invest in the transfer market. The gaúcho club bought the midfielder in March 2024 for 4 million euros (R$ 21.6 million at the time’s exchange rate), but has yet to make the payment. Because of this, the Rubro-Negro took the case to the National Dispute Resolution Commission (CNRD) of the CBF, but the case remains unresolved.

Now, Internacional is closing in on another multi-million deal. The club’s board is close to finalizing the permanent signing of forward Carbonero from Racing (ARG) for more than 4 million dollars (about R$ 22 million at the current exchange rate). The Rio Grande do Sul club considers the Colombian’s good performances as justification for this new investment. The information comes from ‘Planeta Racing Club’.

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DID FLAMENGO COMMENT ON THE THIAGO MAIA CASE?

Even before Internacional’s interest in investing in Carbonero, Flamengo had already publicly expressed its dissatisfaction. When the gaúcho club announced the signing of full-back Alan Rodríguez, the Rubro-Negro issued an official statement.

In the statement, Flamengo lamented that the colorado team “continues to fail to meet financial commitments made to the institution”, referring to the debt for Thiago Maia’s purchase. The statement exposed the discomfort behind the scenes between the boards of the two clubs.

WHAT WAS FLAMENGO’S STATEMENT ABOUT INTERNACIONAL?

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo regrets that Sport Club Internacional continues to fail to meet financial commitments made to this institution, while at the same time publicly announcing the signing of new players, such as Alan Rodríguez, announced today. According to reports published in the press, the club committed to pay 4 million dollars. In November 2024, Flamengo formally filed, with the National Dispute Resolution Commission (CNRD) of the CBF, a claim regarding the acquisition of player Thiago Maia. Internacional failed to pay in full the five scheduled installments, all of which are overdue, totaling 1.25 million euros. Even so, with no new facts to justify the postponement, the ruling was delayed and is now scheduled only for September 6. Flamengo considers the repetition of this scenario unacceptable and expects that the CBF, through its competent bodies, will act with firmness and consistency in the face of a case that blatantly violates the principles of Financial Fair Play that the entity itself has recently decided to embrace. It is urgent that the CBF use the existing regulatory instruments to ensure that pending cases at the CNRD are handled swiftly and that compliant clubs are not harmed by those who repeatedly ignore their obligations.”

DID INTERNACIONAL TRY TO SELL THIAGO MAIA?

At the start of this year, Internacional tried to sell Thiago Maia to Santos and sought to profit from the deal, even without paying Flamengo. Outraged, Mengão refused the transaction. In short, the midfielder even landed on the São Paulo coast to sign with Neymar’s team, but the Rubro-Negro blocked it and stated that he would only be released after the money was deposited.

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