French club to pay R$150,000 per match for Filipe Luís; why | OneFootball

Filipe Luís has been a free agent since Flamengo decided to dismiss him in March

Filipe Luís is close to returning to coaching a club after leaving Flamengo. In fact, Monaco (FRA) is close to announcing the coach. Thus, the French team is willing to pay the 25,000-euro fine (R$150,000) per match to have the manager on the touchline.

This is because the rubro-negro idol does not have the UEFA Pro license required to coach in Europe and only holds a Conmebol license. The fee for not having European authorization was one of the reasons Bayer Leverkusen (GER) gave up on signing the Brazilian. The information comes from Sky Sports.

How can Filipe Luís obtain the European license?

The former full-back spent a year and a half in charge of Flamengo. Therefore, the coach needs another year and a half as a manager to obtain the UEFA Pro license. That is because Europe requires three seasons in charge of a first-team squad. Until then, Monaco will have to pay the fine.

How long will Monaco and Filipe Luís sign for?

According to Fabrizio Romano, the European club intends to sign the Brazilian coach through 2028. The Monegasque side has already announced the dismissal of Belgian coach Sébastien Pocognoli, the 38-year-old manager who failed to qualify for the Champions League.

How did Filipe Luís do at Flamengo?

After hanging up his boots at the end of 2023, Filipe Luís took his first steps as a football coach with Flamengo’s U-17 team in 2024. He then moved up to the U-20s and won the Club World Cup title in that category against Olympiacos (GRE).

Finally, the coach took over the first team in the closing stretch of 2024 and managed to win the Copa do Brasil. The year 2025, meanwhile, was magical, as he led the team to the Libertadores and the Brasileirão. In March of the following year, however, the board dismissed him due to poor results.

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