Without mentioning names, the president of the FlemishLuiz Eduardo Baptista, the Bappoked clubs that spend more than they earn in Brazil to compete with Rubro-Negro.
During a presentation given to partners this Tuesday (23), at the Gávea headquarters, in Rio de Janeiro, the director once again spoke about financial fair play.
“Financial fair play will take some time, there will be a transition period. But there will be a limit. There are clubs that spend 103% of what they earn on payroll. Those who spend 103%, some choice will stop paying, normally it is INSS, FGTS, premium. I understand that it is unfair for those who fulfill their obligations, pay the amount of tax that Flamengo pays. If I didn’t pay tax, I would buy 3 Samuel Lino per year. So what? Would any authority seal Flamengo? No. But then it wouldn’t be the Flamengo we want it to be. But there are many clubs in Serie A that use this method and say ‘if I don’t do this, I can’t compete with Flamengo’.
Throughout the speech, the red-black president stated that Flamengo will only sell players if they have some type of guarantee, in order to avoid defaults, as happened with Thiago Maia. The Rio club charges the International To this day, a debt worth R$8 million in current figures is in court for the steering wheel, purchased by Colorado in 2024.
According to the director, Rubro-Negro’s strategy will be to invest in younger athletes.
”Purchases and sales will be supported by long-term planning. We will not buy any player over 26 years old. Buy with 26, four years of contract, with 30 you can still sell. When you buy it at 29 or 30, it will die with you. You devalue the asset. It’s like buying an apartment and four years later having to buy another one,” he said.
”Reduction in intermediation, we don’t pay more than 7%, we had an average of 16% in the past. We no longer sell without guarantee, because of Thiago Maia, Estrela Amadora that you still know today. If there’s a risk, we won’t sell it”, he guaranteed.
