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No room in Filipe Luís squad, Victor Hugo may reinforce Santos

After returning from a loan to Turkish football, Victor Hugo has practically not received new opportunities at Flamengo. Therefore, the midfielder's future is likely to be away from the club. In recent days, Santos have shown interest in the 21-year-old player, even advancing in negotiations, but the situation has stalled.

Santos were close to announcing the return of coach Jorge Sampaoli, who trained Victor Hugo at Flamengo. The coach even spoke with the rubro-negro director José Boto and with the Mengão coach Filipe Luís to discuss the possibility of a loan, according to journalist Lucas Musetti.

However, Sampaoli surprised the Santos management and did not accept the proposal to return to Vila Belmiro. As a result, the São Paulo team agreed to hire coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda. Now, the club's managers will analyze Victor Hugo's name with the former Fortaleza coach.

HOW MANY GAMES DID VICTOR HUGO PLAY FOR FLAMENGO IN 2025?

In the first half of the year, Victor Hugo defended Goztepe, from Turkey. With the end of the loan, the midfielder returned to Flamengo. José Boto's idea was to loan the player to Famalicão, from Portugal, for free, but the attitude generated revolt among some directors, and the departure was stalled.

Reintegrated into the squad, Victor Hugo entered the field only once since his return to Brazil. It was against Ceará, on August 3, in a 1-1 draw for the Brasileirão, at Castelão. On the occasion, the player played only in the last five minutes. Later, the Ninho player was on the bench in the match against Mirassol, without being called up by Filipe Luís. In the last three matches against Internacional, the youngster was not even related.

IS HE GOING TO PLAY?

With Flamengo having only one injured player, Erick Pulgar, the chances of Victor Hugo appearing on the list of related players for the match against Vitória, on Monday (25), are small. The Rubro-Negro from Rio will face the red and black team from Salvador starting at 9 pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã.

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