Boto surprised by European bid for Filipe Luís: "Offered over clause"

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·16 septembre 2025

Boto surprised by European bid for Filipe Luís: "Offered over clause"

Fenerbahçe (TUR) attempted to sign Filipe Luís

Despite his limited experience as a professional coach, Filipe Luís continues to impress the football world with Flamengo. Not surprisingly, the manager is already attracting attention from European football.

Thus, last week, Fenerbahçe (TUR) attempted to sign Filipe Luís, but both Flamengo and the coach turned down the offer. Flamengo’s director of football, José Boto, revealed the behind-the-scenes details of the Turkish club’s offer.

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I also wanted to say that, during last week, he had the opportunity to leave the club. I know this because the president of that club called me and asked how much money we wanted to release Filipe Luís. To which I replied: ‘this is not a bank’. We had no intention of selling him. There is (a release clause), but the club there offered Flamengo much more than the clause in his contract. And he didn’t want to go, he didn’t want to leave this project like that. And so, from there, I also started talking to his representative,” said José Boto, in an interview with ‘Uol’.

Could Fenerbahçe make a second attempt for Filipe Luís?

On August 29, Fenerbahçe announced the departure of José Mourinho. Since then, the Turkish club has searched for new names in the market and even approached Filipe Luís.

After Flamengo’s refusal, the Turks signed Domenico Tedesco last week. Therefore, the Nação can breathe a sigh of relief regarding a possible new approach from the Europeans.

What has Filipe Luís’s journey as Flamengo’s coach been like?

Filipe Luís is close to completing one year as Flamengo’s professional coach. It’s worth remembering that the manager took charge of Mengão on September 30, 2024, after coach Tite was dismissed.

Since then, with Filipe Luís at the helm, Flamengo has won three titles: Copa do Brasil, Campeonato Carioca and Supercopa do Brasil. In addition, Filipe Luís has overseen 65 matches, with 43 wins, 16 draws, and only six losses.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

With Filipe Luís on the sidelines, Flamengo begins preparations to face Estudiantes (ARG) this Thursday (18th), in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Libertadores. The match will take place at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Maracanã.

As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will provide the best coverage on the internet, through YouTube, the website, and social media. However, ESPN (cable channel) and Disney+ (streaming) will broadcast the match between Flamengo and Estudiantes.

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