Cruzeiro Rejects Flamengo’s €30 Million Bid for Kaio Jorge

Overview

• Flamengo offered about €30 million, with an alternative including Everton Cebolinha plus cash, and Cruzeiro rejected both approaches.
• Reporting from ESPN and Itatiaia indicates Cruzeiro’s internal stance is to keep Kaio Jorge for 2026 and not sell to another Brazilian club.
• Cruzeiro values the striker around €50 million, with a club source suggesting a sale abroad could be considered at a lower price than a move to Flamengo.
• Kaio Jorge led the 2025 Brasileiro with 21 goals and the Copa do Brasil with five, underscoring his importance to Cruzeiro’s project.
• Flamengo is banking on the player’s openness to a move and awaits direction from agent Pedro Lourenço while weighing alternative targets.