Vagner Love stays in Brazil as stalemate continues

CSKA Moscow’s wantaway forward Vagner Love is remaining in Brazil as he attempts to push through a move to Flamengo.

The Brazilian international due to return to Russia on Tuesday to resume training with the Moscow-based club but, according to Globoesporte, he has instead opted to stay in Rio de Janeiro.

Flamengo have been frustrated in their attempts to re-sign the player, who scored 23 goals in 29 appearances while on-loan in 2010.

The Brazilian side offered 6.2 million euros for Vagner Love, with the fee to be paid in installments over the next five years.

But CSKA rejected the offer and are adamant that they will not accept anything less than 10.2 million euros.

Flamengo declared that they wanted the transfer saga resolved one way or another by the end of Tuesday.

According to the report, however, no agreement has yet been reached, even though Flamengo reportedly offered to pay their proposed fee over three years instead of five.

It is also claimed that if his future is not sorted out in the coming days, Vagner Love – who must attend a court date with his ex-wife in Rio inside the next 16 days – will return to Moscow and ask CSKA president Yevgeny Giner in person to release him.