But Arsenal confirmed on Friday that they have reached a mutual agreement to terminate the deal a few weeks early, and Flamengo wrote that Jorginho’s first match will indeed be at the Club World Cup.

However, Arsenal have now moved to mutually agree a slightly premature departure for Jorginho, allowing him to become a free agent and join Brazilian giants Flamengo in time for the inaugural expanded summer Club World Cup, which begins in the United States later this month.

Jorginho and Arsenal have mutually agreed to terminate the midfielder’s contract to allow him to join Brazilian Serie A side Flamengo.