Gabriel Barbosa revealed that he would not be continuing with Flamengo after December 31. Although there had been discussions with the club's management about a contract renewal, no proposal was ever made. Barbosa conveyed his disappointment over the way the negotiations were handled, mentioning that he learned about them through a podcast rather than directly. Having spent five years with Flamengo and winning nine titles, he expressed that he is now looking forward to enjoying his remaining time at the club and bidding farewell to the fans and teammates.

Gabriel Barbosa, also known as Gabigol, was disqualified for two years for fraud in anti-doping tests by the Anti-Doping Sports Court (retroactive penalty effective from April 8, 2023, therefore valid until April 2025), but now there has been a turn of events that will allow the 1996 class to regularly take the field. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne has announced that Gabigol can resume playing pending his appeal against his disqualification for violation of doping rules.