Midfielder Andreas Pereira signed the necessary documentation to close with Flamengo and will board this Thursday night heading for Rio de Janeiro. Information is from TNT Sports. The player must land at Galeão Airport around 6:00 am this Friday.
In the last Wednesday, the red-black had agreed the loan contract with the English Manchester United. After Kenedy, Andreas’ arrival marks the second reinforcement in the European transfer window; he is expected to work at the Rio de Janeiro club until mid-2022.
At 25, the Belgian with Brazilian nationality, loaned by Manchester United, renews the quality of Flamengo’s midfield dominated in recent years by Diego, 36. The shirt 10 has a contract until the end of December and has not yet discussed the renewal. Considered the main leader of the locker room, he has performed well as a steering wheel.
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And it is exactly as a second midfielder, with space for passes and shots, that Pereira has been active in Europe. Multipurpose, the player can perform various functions and act on the sides of the field, but he doesn’t have as much intensity.
This is the factor that, despite the age difference, can keep Diego well in contention. The supporter has demonstrated physical consistency for the role, and often plays the role of first defensive midfielder in the ball’s exit.
Andreas has emerged as one of the biggest promises in Manchester United’s youth category as a midfielder. He was elected the club’s best player of the 2014/2015 season in the under-21 category.
In 2015 and 2016 Andreas started to gain space in the pro, and played 11 games with Van Gaal as point guard. Borrowed from Granada, it began to be used around the edges of the field, especially on the left side.
He started to draw even more attention his skills in one-on-one plays, in submissions with both legs outside the area, which made him more of a forward. And in this case, at Flamengo, it would bring him closer to Éverton Ribeiro, Arrascaeta and Bruno Henrique. However, the function will already have replacement with the arrival of Kenedy.
At Lazio, his last club on loan, Andreas played five games as a starter only. He scored a goal and gave four assists.
