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In recent days, information has emerged that Flamengo would be interested in hiring defender Bruno Méndez, from Corinthians. The news took shape on social networks and, mainly on Whatapp groups aimed at Red-Black fans.
O Torcedores.com found that Flamengo denied the negotiation. The Uruguayan’s staff never even talked to the red-black board. He, therefore, remains at Corinthians where he is one of the players most used by coach Fernando Lázaro in the Campeonato Paulista.
Despite this, Bruno Méndez has an indefinite future, as the player is of interest to Internacional. The club from Rio Grande do Sul is still looking for a defender, Mano Menezes’ old desire since his signing in April 2022.
Since then, the Colorado board has been working behind the scenes in the football market in search of a player to reinforce the squad. Bruno Méndez had a highlighted passage through Internacional between 2021 and 2022. Therefore, the club is trying to convince Timão to negotiate him.
Still according to the report, the red-black board sees Bruno Méndez as an “interesting player”. However, “it is not among the club’s priorities” for the sequence of the season. That’s because Flamengo wants to reinforce other positions.
The Uruguayan’s staff said that Bruno Méndez, for now, is at Corinthians. Businessman Pablo Boselli, from the GBG Sports Group, denied any attack by Flamengo and Internacional in recent weeks.
Bruno Mendez numbers
At the age of 23, Bruno Méndez is one of the main Corinthians players in the Paulista Championship. Paulistão 2023. The defender was a starter in 8 of the 10 matches he played. The team was leaked on four occasions.
In addition, the Uruguayan hit 90% of the passes (203/225) and won 67% of the duels (10/15), according to numbers from the SofaScore website. The defender still has seven tackles and no foul committed in the competition.
