Oscar, that Brazilian midfielder who decided to leave Chelsea in 2017 attracted by an astronomical contract with the Chinese Shanghai SIPG, is about to return to his country at the age of 30.
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An image of Oscar wearing the Flamengo shirt has been leaked on social networks in the last few hours. It is not a photomontage and the player himself is waiting for the last details of the operation at the club level to be resolved. In fact, it is expected that the final agreement between all parties will be closed in the next few hours.
Flamengo, champion of the Copa Libertadores for the second time in its history in 2019 and runner-up in the last edition of 2021, has been setting up a galactic squad in recent weeks.
Just fifteen days ago he announced the signing of Arturo Vidal after leaving Inter, hours later he joined Everton Cebolinha from Benfica for 13 million euros. On Friday they were followed by Chilean midfielder Erick Pulgar after paying less than three million to Fiorentina and during the weekend Uruguayan winger Guillermo Varela arrived on loan from Dinamo Moscow.
A squad with players with a past in LaLiga
Flamengo, managed from the bench by Dorival Junior, has in its squad players with a past in LaLiga such as goalkeeper Diego Alves, Filipe Luis or Diego Ribas and other Brazilian figures such as striker Gabriel Barbosa ‘Gabigol’ and center back David Luiz.
A host of stars that, however, does not lead the Brazilian Championship, a title it won in 2020, as it occupies fifth place, 9 points behind the leader Palmeiras after 20 games played. A classification that is due to the fact that their main goal is the Copa Libertadores and, after reaching the quarterfinals, they will face Corinthians on Tuesday.
The most expensive signing in China and 25 million annually
Oscar left Chelsea in 2017 at the best moment of his career, attracted by a contract that guaranteed him 25 million euros per year, while at the same time he became the most expensive signing in Chinese football (60 million euros).
But the authorities of the Asian giant have curbed the unbridled spending of their clubs in those years and Oscar is one of the last stars left there after the incessant diaspora of recent months.
