Charly Alcaraz’s impending move to Everton has should lead to questions being raised at Flamengo, largely about the sporting project at the club.
That’s [at least according to Globo analyst Mansur](https://ge.globo.com/sportv/programas/troca-de-passes/video/alex-e-mansur-falam-sobre-a-venda-de-alcaraz-ao-everton-13641400.ghtml), who believes the sporting model at the Brazilian club should be questioned because of the deal.
Everton have moved forward to sign Alcaraz on a permanent basis this summer after he spent the second half of this season on loan at Goodison Park.
Alcaraz joined on a temporary basis from Flamengo in the January transfer window. That deal included a mandatory purchase clause based on him playing a certain number of games.
That clause has, reportedly, not been activated but Everton have activated it anyway. They are now set to pay €15m for the midfielder, plus a potential €3m in bonuses. Reports in Brazil have indicated the deal for Alcaraz is now done and will be finalised soon. Everton have already reach an agreement with Alcaraz on personal terms.
He will be returning to England on a permanent basis after previously playing for Southampton before a loan spell at Juventus and then move to Flamengo for €18m in the summer.
That deal didn’t work out, with Alcaraz not fitting in under manager Felipe Luis, and they’ve now taken a small temporary loss to get rid of him on a permanent basis. That can be seen as a success, but Mansur believes questions should be asked.
“The big question that remains is how much money the instability of sports projects in clubs costs. Because you sign a player as your biggest investment, and then, halfway through, shortly after that player arrives, you change coaches?” he said.
“The coach’s model doesn’t fit that player, no matter how good he is. And then it’s worth debating whether the coach’s model doesn’t fit, but the club made an investment. Sometimes there are players who are a big investment for the club, and maybe the internal decision is, ‘Look, make an effort to fit him in.
“At a certain point in the season, you find yourself with a shortage of midfielders, Flamengo experienced this shortage, and the player who was signed as the biggest investment months earlier is on loan to another club, fulfilling goals so that he can now be bought.
“Overall, from a purely economic point of view, the loss is small, but it proves that instability in a sports project sometimes costs more than just not winning a cup; sometimes it costs money.”