Flamengo is close to announcing its first reinforcement for the 2026 season, and many rivals reacted on social media. After a magical year, Rubro-Negro seeks to further strengthen its already star-studded squad.
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Flamengo took an important step towards signing defender Vitão, from Internacional, and is close to closing the deal. The club from Rio Grande do Sul had forwarded the sale of the defender to Cruzeiro, but the negotiations cooled down in the last few days, which opened up space for the red and black advance.
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On social media, many rivals reacted to Vitão’s imminent arrival at Flamengo. The majority of Cruzeiro residents, for example, mocked the red-black movement. See the comments below:
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See the reaction of rivals with Flamengo’s probable reinforcement
Understand the negotiation
Vitão, in fact, already had an agreement in place with Cruzeiro. Now, with the change of scenery, Flamengo needs to align the last details directly with the player to complete the signing.
Internacional had rejected Flamengo’s first proposal, made at the beginning of the year. In the new attack, however, Rubro-Negro considerably improved the terms: in addition to forgiving Inter’s debt relating to the signing of Thiago Maia, the Rio club committed to paying the remaining value of the negotiation in cash. In total, the transaction is worth around 10 million euros, around R$65 million.
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Colorado bought Thiago Maia in July last year for 4 million euros (approximately R$21.6 million at the time), with payment paid in ten installments. However, no installments have been paid to date. With corrections, the current debt would be around 4.7 million euros, equivalent to R$30.6 million.
The defender has been a name monitored by Flamengo since the beginning of the season. In the first attempt, the club offered 6 million euros (around R$37.4 million), in addition to debt relief for Thiago Maia, a proposal that ended up being rejected by Internacional. Now, with higher values and payment in cash, the deal has progressed and could be completed soon.
