
Reason Flamengo president vetoed £4.5m move for ex-Celtic ace
And the club's president explained they performed a U-turn after studying his injury record.
Baptista said: "Why not Mikey Johnston? Because the club's medical report said he would be fit to play for 1,800 minutes a season.
"How many has he played this season? 900. So am I going to bring in a player to play 900 minutes when I still have to play another 4,000 minutes?
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"These are decisions you have to make. It's not personal against the player. It's for Flamengo.
"He may be a great athlete, a great professional, but for Flamengo's needs, at this moment, in my opinion, he wasn't ideal."
Johnston actually played 2,078 minutes in the English Championship for WBS last season and not the 900 claimed by the Flamengo president.
And boss Luis said: "Obviously, I approved the transfer.
"They sent me the videos, his characteristics, and I approved. That's all I can say."

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