Flamengo may be without the reinforcement of Irish striker Mikey Johnston of West Bromwich Albion, England’s second division club.
According to “GE”, there was a lot of internal pressure to undo the business, which would cost £ 5 million – about $ 37 million for the current price. The first point of disagreement would be precisely the value of the business, considered high for a bet.
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The other reasons would be Mikey’s numbers – scored three goals in 46 games last season, playing 25 as a starter – and the history of physical problems – the athlete had severe 2020 ligament injury that took it out of more than a year between surgery and playing recovery.
Another point mentioned would be the reinforcement June. The striker, hired from Azerbaijan’s Qarabag, cost 5 million euros to the red-black, but failed to establish himself in the team and has proposals from Arab football to go to the country on loan.
Directors, counselors and influential people in Flamengo would have gone to the club president, BAP, to question the reason for the negotiation. In addition, the red-black crowd complained a lot on the social networks of the possible reinforcement.
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The union of all these factors can make Flamengo give up on the business. Nevertheless, the player continues with the program maintained to travel to Brazil on Tuesday (07/08) to present himself to the club.
Also according to “GE”, the defense of Flamengo’s board for hiring Mikey is that the athlete would be to compose cast and help strengthen Flamengo’s reserve bench.
Currently, the team has strikers Bruno Henrique, Juninho, Michael, Pedro, Everton Cebolinha, Luiz Araújo and Gonzalo Plata as options for the team.
It is noteworthy that Bruno Henrique has an investigation in progress on possible involvement in betting and could be banned from football, while Juninho may be leaving, as well as Pedro, who was placed as a negotiable by a member of the Red-Black board to journalist Mauro Cézar Pereira.
The attack position, therefore, would be Flamengo’s main target to reinforce the team. Mikey would be the first reinforcement of the window that opens on the 10th. The team, before the Club World Cup dispute, closed the hiring of midfielder Jorginho, former chief.
Who is Mikey Johnston?
Born on April 19, 1999 in Glasgow, Scotland. The 26 -year -old athlete is 1.76m tall and operates at the three attack positions, centralized or by the tips.
The player began his career at Celtic, from Scotland, having tickets for Vitória de Guimarães and West Bromwich Albion, both on loan. WBA agreed to permanently hire the player in 2024.
The athlete was present in Scotland’s calls for the country’s base categories, but decided to play for Ireland in the main team – he had the possibility to play around the country because of his grandfather.
For Ireland, it has 15 games, with two goals and one assistance.
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Mikey Johnston numbers in the career
| Times | Games | Goals | Assists |
| Celtic | 93 | 13 | 12 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 61 | 10 | 7 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 31 | 3 | 5 |
| Ireland selection | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 200 | 28 | 25 |
