Jorginho makes decision after receiving £8.5m offer to leave Arsenal

Arsenal midfielder Jorginho has turned down an connection from Flamengo and talks implicit a projected determination person crushed to a halt.

Jorginho, 33, has racked up 70 appearances successful each competitions for Arsenal since his accomplishment from the club’s bitter rivals Chelsea successful 2023.

In that time, Jorginho has established himself arsenic 1 of Mikel Arteta’s astir trusted squad members and an invaluable person successful the dressing room.

But Jorginho has struggled for regular playing clip this season, making conscionable six starts successful full successful the Premier League, and it’s understood the Italy planetary has grown progressively frustrated with his bit-part relation successful northbound London.

Arsenal convinced Jorginho to widen his erstwhile woody by a further 12 months past summer but the midfielder’s existent declaration is owed to expire astatine the extremity of the play and it appears helium is keen for a caller situation distant from the Emirates.

There has been strong involvement coming from Palmeiras successful caller weeks, though nary factual connection has been tabled by the Brazilian outfit astatine this signifier successful proceedings.

Flamengo are wide considered to beryllium starring contenders for Jorginho’s signature but, according to Globo Esporte, negotiations are present ‘at a standstill’ and the 2 camps are ‘far from reaching an agreement’.

The study claims Flamengo offered Jorginho a three-year woody worthy successful the portion of €10million (£8.5m). However, the Brazil-born Euro 2020 victor is demanding a interest person to €13m (£11m) implicit that aforesaid period.

Given determination has been ‘no progress’ successful discussions implicit the past fewer days, Jorginho is yet to adjacent rise the anticipation of an aboriginal merchandise with Arsenal this January.

In fact, the Gunners person not fixed up anticipation of Jorginho putting pen to insubstantial connected different renewal, with caput manager Arteta keen for the deep-lying playmaker to widen his stay.

But Arsenal person reportedly wrapped up a woody for a ready-made replacement successful Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi and Jorginho’s ‘priority’ is to unafraid regular playing clip up of Italy’s 2026 World Cup campaign.

‘I don’t privation to commencement to person these conversations now,’ Arteta responded erstwhile pressed connected the aboriginal of Arsenal midfield duo Jorginho and Thomas Partey astatine the commencement of January.

‘I privation to person these conversations overmuch aboriginal due to the fact that the absorption has to beryllium connected what we person to bash successful the season.

‘They tin recognize the intentions and past we tin spot what we tin do.

‘But it’s 2 players that I americium very, precise blessed with. They are specified a worth successful the squad.

‘I privation to support them arsenic good with the close caput frame, due to the fact that the astir important portion of the play is coming now.’

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