ESPN reported that Michael has been authorized by Flamengo's management to seek a new club and will not remain with the team for 2026. Michael was informed of his departure before the Intercontinental Cup in December and is available on the market, partly due to his high salary.

Michael concluded the season poorly, had very little playing time throughout the season, and may leave the club in the transfer window to get more playing time.

There is a chance both will be negotiated by the club in 2026, particularly Michael, as he was rarely used this season.

Michael, who lacked space in the team with Filipe Luís, looked for a new club during the mid-year transfer window but received no offers that he found attractive. The current tendency is for him to leave.

Whether Michael will continue at Flamengo will be re-evaluated after the end of the Brazilian league. He was a starter and captain in the last match.

The football department made Michael and Cebolinha available for transfer during the mid-year transfer windows. Michael's high salary, with which he returned to the club, complicates a potential departure.

Michael was on Flamengo's list of negotiable players during the mid-year transfer window, but no agreement for his departure was reached. The player was waiting for offers that never came. The only one was from Al-Ula, which was rejected by the forward. The offer was for a 2.5 million dollar one-year loan with an option to buy for 4 million dollars.

Both the club and the player were expecting proposals in the last month, but no negotiations progressed. There is still a possibility for the attacker to leave the club. Michael was not included in Flamengo's squad for a month and a half and returned to the list on Sunday, but did not leave the bench.

Michael rejected a proposal from Al-Ula in July and is awaiting new offers from the Middle East. There is an expectation to negotiate his transfer in the coming days.

Brazilian winger Michael, 29, was recently targeted by Al Ula from Saudi Arabia for a loan, but the negotiations did not progress. Michael has also dealt with an injury, and despite recovery, he remains out of coach Filipe Luís's selection lists. In 2025, he has played 24 games, scoring two goals and providing four assists. His contract runs until the end of 2028 and he has also been linked with Al Duhail. According to Transfermarkt, his current market value is €6 million.