Flamengo president confident of new deal for Filipe Luís | OneFootball

President Luiz Eduardo Baptista believes that Filipe Luís will renew his contract with Flamengo. After the Libertadores title, won this Saturday in Lima, Peru, the president spoke about the negotiations with the coach.

“I understand that this type of relationship always has two sides. I like the long term. I believe in serious, consistent work. I hope Filipe sees that his future, which will be brilliant, is at Flamengo. It won’t be for lack of will on my part if he doesn’t stay. He knows what I think. If he wants to continue, he will, of course. If not, Flamengo is bigger than everyone. But I think we’ll have a happy ending,” he told ESPN.

“It’s not just one thing, there are several aspects we need to adjust. I’m confident. There’s the coach’s goal, Flamengo’s goal, the adjustments in the club’s process, which cannot be held hostage by anyone. We’ve never had a major problem between us. I think everything will work out,” he added.

Filipe Luís has been in the position since September 2024 and has a contract until the end of the current season.

“Football is a serious matter”

Bap also took the opportunity to talk about his own work at Flamengo. He took office in December 2024.

“If you don’t want pressure, you can’t be at Flamengo. I got involved to win everything. Everyone wants to win. Huge satisfaction. We worked all year for this. We shielded ourselves from amateurs. I really shielded the training center. We believe in professionalism. Football is a serious matter. There’s no serious company where consumers interfere in the day-to-day,” he analyzed.

With the 1-0 victory over Palmeiras this Saturday, Flamengo became the Brazilian club with the most titles in the history of the competition: a total of four. In addition to 2025, the club won in 1981, 2019, and 2022.

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