Contract terminated Fluminense parted ways with Marcelo

He had problems with Menezes in the last match. Fluminense, one of the Brazilian teams, officially announced that the 36-year-old left-wing back Marcelo has terminated his contract by mutual agreement. This unexpected decision was taken after Marcelo’s disagreement with coach Mano Menezes in the last league match against Grêmio, which ended 2-2. In its announcement, the club emphasized that this separation took place in a friendly framework and that the institutional and emotional ties between both the club and the player continued.
Marcelo’s contract was normally valid until December 2024. However, Fluminense preferred to part ways in amicably for the club and the player, although it was a difficult period of struggling in the league relegation line this season. Despite this separation decision, it was underlined that Marcelo has a special place in the history of the club and in the hearts of the fans.
Since returning to Fluminense, Marcelo has contributed greatly to the club by winning the Copa Libertadores, Recopa Sudamericana and Rio de Janeiro State Championship. The experienced footballer, who started his career in 2005 at the Fluminense club in Rio de Janeiro, his hometown, and strand stepped into European football by transferring to Real Madrid in 2007. After a successful 16-year career in Real Madrid, Marcelo returned to his home, Fluminense, in 2023, after a short-term Olympiakos adventure