DBasia.news – Manchester City failed to get Vinicius Souza from Flamengo as the player was defended by the club.
Previously, Manchester City was known to get a penalty from UEFA because they were found violating financial fair play and not being able to appear on the European stage for two seasons.
But in the middle of their path of appeal. The Citizens secretly keep trying to bring in new players. Where one of them was Vinicius Souza who now plays for Flamengo.
According to the Hora report, City Football Group, the holding company owned by Abu Dhabi behind Manchester City’s vast fortune, capitalized on their good relationship with the Brazilian U-20 star by bidding on the talented young player.
The report said, if one of the Premier League giant had submitted a bid of 3.5 million pounds. But unfortunately unable to bring the player. The reason is because Jorge Jesus as Flamengo coach has rejected the offer from Manchester City.
As information, Vinicius Souza has been in Flamengo since 13 years old and he also managed to penetrate into the main squad by playing regularly. Through his performance, the player managed to bring his club to the championship in the Brazilian Serie A last season.
Jorge Jesus, who previously coached Benfica, believes that the player as a prospect is an important part of helping his club defend their domestic league title. The coach, described if he has good physical, play vision, and extraordinary individual abilities, which are considered to have a similar game to Nemanja Matic who now plays for Mancheter United.
As for the player, he was also recorded had won prestigious titles such as the Copa Libertadores, Supercopa do Brasil, and Recopa Sudamericana since Vinicius Souza joined the Flamengo main squad.
Of course with the failure of Manchester City in bringing him in, making them have to go back to work hard to find a replacement in accordance with the wishes of Pep Guardiola.