Flamengo confirms signing of Nico De La Cruz from River Plate

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With a feeling of duty accomplished, football vice-president Marcos Braz and director Bruno Spindel leave Montevideo this Sunday afternoon heading to Rio de Janeiro.

Braz, Spindel and De La Cruz representatives participated in the meeting. Although the player went to Uruguay this weekend, he was not present at the meeting.

The main pending issue between the Flamengo and the player’s agents were overcome this Saturday. There was a difference in relation to the value of the fine that would be stipulated in the contract with Rubro-Negro, which wants to be protected from attacks from clubs abroad.

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The two parties reached a consensus at the meeting, and De La Cruz will sign a five-year contract. O ge did not have access to the amount of the fine for leaving the Flamengo that was agreed.

The agreement has not yet been made official because it remains to be transferred US$16 million (R$79 million) from the termination fine of the Uruguayan’s contract with River Plate. Payment of the clause, which will be made with resources from the Flamengowill fit De La Cruz.

The player will say goodbye to River next Friday, when the team will compete in the Trofeo de Campeones, a kind of Argentine Super Cup. The opponent will be Rosario Central or Platense – the two teams will decide the Argentine League Cup on Saturday night.

1 of 1 Nico De La Cruz will reinforce Flamengo — Photo: Disclosure/Uruguayan Football Association Nico De La Cruz will reinforce Flamengo — Photo: Disclosure/Uruguayan Football Association

De La Cruz is expected to represent the red and black cast at Ninho do Urubu on January 8th, when the Flamengo pre-season begins. The team debuts in Carioca on January 17th and heads to the United States, where they will do the second part of their preparation in Orlando.

O Flamengo tried to sign De La Cruz in the middle of this year, but River did not want to release the player to a competitor in the fight for the Libertadores title. Days after the window closed, both teams were eliminated in the round of 16 of the tournament.

The 26-year-old Uruguayan began his career at Liverpool in his home country. He transferred to River in 2017, at 20. He won Libertadores, Recopa Sul-Americana, Campeonato Argentino and other titles with the Millonarios. There have been 211 games and 36 goals so far.

For the Uruguay national team, the midfielder has played 25 games and scored five goals. He is the brother of midfielder Carlos Sánchez, formerly of Santos and currently at Peñarol.

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2023-12-17 00:45:00
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