He Flamengo Brazilian seems to be the final destination of the Chilean international full back Mauricio
Island, who also handled offers from Betis, Valencia, Valladolid and Boca Juniors to continue his career, according to several Brazilian and Argentine media published this Sunday, which cite “a millionaire offer” from Flamengo to the Chilean, for two seasons.
The interest of Flamengo, current champion of the Copa Libertadores, was born after the departure of one of its stars, Rafinha, who left the institution to return to Europe and be a new player for Olympiacos in Greece.
Flamengo's coach, the Catalan Domenec
Torrent -for many years Pep Guardiola's assistant at Barça, Bayern and City- avoided delving into the information that linked Chilean Mauricio Isla with his team.
Island, near Flamengo
“I think Marcos Braz-vice president of the institution- spoke a lot about Rafinha. I don't want to talk about possible hiring”, He said after the 1-0 win this Saturday against Coritiba.
“The most important thing is to talk about our players, of our cast, and to be focused on our team and our game, “said Torrent.