Flamengo wants to conquer Europe

The Flamengo He has among his plans to cross the pond and conquer Europe. The Brazilian team has more than advanced the purchase of the Tondela, a set of the Portuguese First Division, and far from stopping there, from their offices they openly admit that there is a desire that the project will one day land in other leagues of the old continent, including the Spanish one.

“This is just the first step (buying the Tondela, which will be around 50 million euros). We want to have a club in Germany, Spain, France … The project is not about a single club, “said recently in statements collected by Globoesporte a Rodrigo Tostes, vice president of finance for the Flamengo, which also added that they either rule out reaching the United States, China, and even Africa in a second phase.

With regard to Europe, the medium / long-term objective is clear: to compete in the highest continental competition. “We intend to reach the Europa League in three or four years, and the Champions in eight, “he said totes regarding the will that the Tondela become a reference.

The aforementioned Portuguese team, in which the Spanish striker shone last season Mario Gonzalez (now in the Braga), occupies the 10th position of the Premier League after 8 games played and next Saturday he receives the Porto. Maybe one day this confrontation will be a fight for the title that right now is far away for him Tondela.

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