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Saints are said to be finalising negotiations with Brazilian club Flamengo for transfer that will see around £16 million in cash plus midfielder Victor Hugo coming to St Mary's
sportwitness.co.uk are reporting that multiple media outlets in South America are claiming that Southampton are close to agreeing a deal with Flamengo for Charly Alcaraz.
They say that initially Saints were asking around £22 million on the nose for Alcaraz, but the current discussions are close to being concluded for around £16 million in cash plus Flamengo player Victor Hugo in exchange.
That is a significant profit on the £12 million paid for Alcaraz in January 2023, although it is also said that his former club in Argentina, Racing , will get 15 % of any profit.
Victor Hugo is a 20 year old attacking midfielder whose current value is about £5 million and he signed his current contract only 7 months ago taking him through to 2028.
He has just broken into the Flamengo side, although so far he has mainly been used as a substitute.
Obviously one for the future, given that we have just signed Mateus Fernandes.
I would be sad to see Charly leave, I think he has the ability to be a great player at the highest level, however for some reason Russell Martin does not seem to feel the same way and has rarely utilised his talents in a way that suits the player himself.
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