“Flamengo Eyeing World Champion Otamendi for Reliable Defender Position: Report”

Flamengo

Jorge Sampaoli is a very well-regarded coach, who has lived with almost everything in his career. He coached important teams in Brazil, Europe and even led the Argentine national team. At Flamengo it’s still a start of work, but it’s already noticed that a lot will change at CRF and if he has time, in addition to tranquility to make certain types of decisions, things will flow.

Sampaoli is also known for making demands regarding reinforcements that can arrive. He even got into trouble with other teams that he commanded precisely because of the lack of investments. At Olympique de Marselle, the Argentine had just finished runner-up in the French Championship, when he unexpectedly asked for the cap.

This Monday (15), the portal supporters brought very important information about the ball market. According to the report, Flamengo sought information on hiring the defender Otamendi, ex-Manchester City and currently at Benfica, Portugal. The 35-year-old defender is the current World Champion for the Argentina national team.

He should not stay at Benfica and evaluates options. Also according to the article, his preference initially is to remain in Europe, but he has not yet signed with any club and neither does he have advantageous proposals from the Old Continent at the moment. In South America, only Flamengo and a few clubs would be able to make this type of contract.

Despite having many defenders in the squad, Sampaoli saw the need to have someone more reliable for the position. Otamendi is a defender who would be a starter for any Serie A club in the Brazilian Championship. Flamengo, as usual, has a very solid project to close with players of this level. The defender currently has a salary of R$ 1.5 million.