Flamengo responds to Neymar

In recent hours, Neymar has set Rio de Janeiro on fire by publicly declaring that he would like to play for Flamengo one day. “I always said (wanting to play for Flamengo). Obviously, Flamengo is my second favorite team, because my first is Santos. (…) With all due respect to the team that trained me and of which I have been a fan since I was little, I have great affection for Flamengo and obviously, it would be an immense pleasure if one day, I could play here. »

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His statements obviously did not go unnoticed, especially since the former Parisian came to attend a Mengão match. Faced with the media excitement, the vice-president of the Carioca club, Marcos Braz, calmed things down. “His presence is not linked to that (possible negotiations. Of course, any player of his stature would be welcome here, but Neymar has a long contract where he is. For the moment, it is the madness of even thinking about signing him. It’s even unfair of us to come and make jokes about it…”he confided in comments relayed by UOL.