Bap sets deadline for end of Filipe Luís saga at Flamengo | OneFootball

Filipe Luís has a contract with Flamengo until the end of this month

Flamengo wants to renew. Filipe Luís wishes to stay. So, what is missing for the coach to extend his contract with Mengão? Time. The president of Rubro-Negro, Luiz Eduardo Baptista, blamed the trip to the World Cup as an obstacle to formalizing the contract, which should happen by Christmas Day.

— The renewal with Filipe is progressing. I believe it will have a happy ending for everyone. With Boto, everything is well underway too. Everything is going well. The World Cup disrupted things from an operational standpoint, according to —, said Bap.

— But it's as if it was pushed ten days forward. I believe it won't change anything. Everything should be finalized by Christmas. The World Cup, for this purpose, delays and disrupts the decision. You make an effort to compete. I imagined having everything closed by the 15th, I would extend it to the 25th. I think the Christmas presents might be different (laughs) —, added the president of Flamengo.

WHAT ARE THE CONTRACTUAL SITUATIONS OF FILIPE LUÍS AND JOSÉ BOTO?

Filipe Luís has a contract until December 31. Flamengo made an offer, the coach sent a counteroffer, and the parties did not have time to put the adjustments on paper. Bap has been talking with the coach about the matter since April, but the coach's value increased after winning the Brasileirão and the Libertadores.

The situation is similar for the football director José Boto. The Portuguese has a contract until December 31, but the contract has an automatic renewal clause. However, Bap does not want to rely on the mandatory extension and wishes to value the director with a new agreement.

AREN'T YOU GOING TO QATAR, BAP?

Bap's statements this Monday (08) were made during the closing party of the Brasileirão, in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. Filipe Luís, Boto, and the players will not be able to attend, as they are in Qatar for the Intercontinental Cup.

However, the director should travel to the country soon. After all, on Wednesday (10), Flamengo faces Cruz Azul from Mexico in the quarterfinals of the competition. The match kicks off at 2 PM (Brasília time), with full coverage by Globo.

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