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Flamengo Came Close to Signing Luís Henrique, Former Botafogo Player, in 2022

Flamengo remains active in the transfer market in search of a new striker. Meanwhile, Luís Henrique, former Botafogo forward and currently at Inter Milan (ITA), recalled the time he almost wore the Sacred Mantle.

— That was a huge mess. Flamengo came after me, you know, but it didn’t get out in the media. Soon after, I had already pretty much agreed with Flamengo. Between me and Flamengo everything was set, they just needed to work things out with Marseille. In the middle of those negotiations, Botafogo came in, and it got out in the media that Botafogo wanted me. And after that, the news about Flamengo came out too. — he said, before concluding:

— I was kind of already set, so it seemed like I had turned down Botafogo to go to Flamengo, but that wasn’t the case. In the end, Botafogo started negotiating with Marseille, and the deal between Flamengo and Marseille didn’t work out, they pulled out, and I was already settled at Botafogo, had a lot of friends there, knew the club well. — concluded Luís Henrique, in an interview with ‘ESPN’.

What Happened Between Flamengo and Luís Henrique?

Luís Henrique caught the attention of Mengão in July 2022. At the time, the red-and-black board began talks with Olympique de Marseille (FRA) to sign the former Botafogo player on loan.

Mengão even reached an agreement with Luís Henrique, who was open to a move to the Rubro-Negro. However, after learning of Botafogo’s advanced interest, the Most Beloved withdrew from the negotiations.

When is Flamengo’s Next Match?

Meanwhile, Fla turns its focus back to the Campeonato Carioca. Furthermore, this Sunday (22), Filipe Luís’s team faces Madureira at 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Maracanã, in the first leg of the State Championship semifinal.

As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details about the match between Flamengo and Madureira, through YouTube, their website and social media. However, GE TV (YouTube), SporTV (cable channel) and Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the Carioca match.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.