The red-black market is still warm this July. After hiring Saul Niguez and forwarding the signings of Emerson Royal and Samuel Lino, Flamengo is now keeping an eye on Nicolò Zaniolo. The information is from the Turkish channel Spor CZC.
Who is the Italian? What position does it play in? What is your current team? THE Sporting News answer next.
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Flamengo is interested in Nicolò Zaniolo (second @czcspor)
Galatasaray Turkish Journalist Yakup Çnar said: “A South American club made a serious proposal to Galatasaray by Zaniolo. Zaniolo’s chances go there are Altas.”
He is… pic.twitter.com/VCqLAlCpEP
– Flamengo Planet 🌎 (@fla_infos) July 24, 2025
Who is Nicolò Zaniolo?
Nicolò Zaniolo is an Italian sock of 26 years. His formation took place in Genoa and Fiorentina. After being released by the guitar, he was hired by Virtus Enterla, where he made his debut as a professional for Serie B in 2017.
Full of potential, he was hired by Inter Milan, but did not play in any competitive game for the Italian giant. In 2018, he won the great opportunity of his career by transferring to Rome in 2018-19, as part of the business that took Radja Nainggolan to Inter.
For the capital club, where he stayed until 2023, he won the revelation award in his first season. However, injuries disrupted his evolution and made him lose space in Rome.
He moved to Galatasaray in 2023, with loan tickets at Aston Villa, Atalanta and Fiorentina.
In 2019, in his best form of his career, he was summoned by the Italian national team, which defended on 19 occasions.
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