MOSCOW, July 11, Andrey Mikhailov. Three-time Russian champion in As part of Zenit, Claudinho is close to moving from the St. Petersburg club to the Brazilian Flamengo, a source close to the situation said.
According to the source, the parties should soon agree on the transfer of the 27-year-old midfielder for an amount of 18 million euros.
“»The Brazilians made the first offer to purchase for 15 million euros, Zenit set the price at 20. Now the parties are close to closing the deal for 18 million. Negotiations are underway on payments in several tranches. Plus, Zenit will receive a priority right purchase of 17-year-old Flamengo midfielder Laurent. Claudinho himself has already agreed on the terms of a personal contract with Flamengo. “Zenith is ready to release the Brazilian midfielder after purchasing Maxim Glushenkov,” the agency’s source said.
Claudinho has been playing for Zenit since the summer of 2021 and since then has played 104 matches for the “blue-white-blue”, in which he scored 20 goals and provided 26 assists. In February 2023, he was granted Russian citizenship by decree of the country's President Vladimir Putin.