Arsenal -midfielder Jorginho will stay in the Emirates until the end of the season -but has signed a pre -contractual deal with Brazilian side flames for a summer movement.
Jorginho is an invalhable member of the Arsenal team and added experience and quality after making 72 performances for the Gunners since his £ 12 million switch from London Rivals Chelsea in 2022.
The 33-year-old has settled this season with minutes in the cup matches, with Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice and Thomas Partey currently first choice midfielders under Mikel Arteta.
Jorginho has still proved to be extremely important for the Arsenal team with enormous leadership in the dressing room and he scored last week in a 2-1 win over Girona in the Champions League.
But with the Italy International who is approaching the twilight years of his career, Jorginho is now looking at his next chapter and it seems that Flamengo will be his next club.
There were fears that Arsenal could lose Jorginho this month after news about the interest of the Brazilian side, but the Italian journalist Rudy Galetti has now confirmed that he will stay in North Londs until the summer.
He also revealed that Jorginho had signed a pre-contract agreement with the South American Club and that he would come to them at the end of the season on time to appear in the New Look Club World Cup in the US this summer.
After Kieran Tierney, a pre-contract deal also corresponded to Celtic. There was a chance that the Scottish left back could leave Arsenal this month, but eventually stayed until the summer.
In recent days, reports have concluded that Flamengo tried to persuade Arsenal to release Jorginho – but Baas Mikel Arteta has buried his heels because he wants Jorginho to help the club with their Premier League title. After signing a contract extension last summer, Arteta called him “one of the best” and greeted his “hunger” for success that the entire team finished.
“He is someone who makes everyone better – that is his most important quality. He is still hungry, he wants to win, he wants to win with us, he is happy here and his family is happy here, so it was a very easy one for us decision.
“He is a very important player for all coaches because his game is understanding and the way he communicates and coaches is excellent. If he has to be with it and have to be serious and people have to drive him, he does it, and when enjoying it needs a relaxed atmosphere, he is one of the best. “
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