At club World Cup is already there
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After his contract at FC Arsenal, Jorginho takes the step into his country of birth in Brazil. Flamengo announced the transfer -free transfer of the 33 -year -old defensive midfielder, who signed until July 2028. At the eightfold Brazilian champion, the Italian, who was born in Imbituba, will be part of the squad at the club World Cup that started on June 14th.
For Jorginho, who left Brazil in 2008, it is the sixth professional club in the third country. He made his beginnings at Hellas Verona before moving to SSC Napoli. FC Chelsea paid the highest replacement in his career with 57 million euros in 2018, in which he became a Champions League and Europa League winner, among other things, and in whose service he was recognized as Europe’s footballer of the year. Previously, he had also become a European champion with the Italian national team. For the blues, he also reached its highest market value at 65 million euros, now he is estimated at 6 million euros.