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Flamengo’s Football Director is in Porto Alegre with the Rubro-Negro delegation

Flamengo’s football director, José Boto, stirred up transfer market talk on Tuesday night (28). The executive was seen meeting with William Bento, one of the agents of forward Luiz Henrique, who currently plays for Zenit, of Russia, and has been identified as a target for the Rubro-Negro club.

The meeting between the executive and the agent took place at the hotel where Flamengo’s delegation is staying in Porto Alegre. That is because, this Wednesday (29), the Rio de Janeiro side faces Internacional in the 21st round of the Brasileirão.

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Agent William Bento is the brother of center-back Vitão, Flamengo’s current defender. However, according to Coluna do Fla’s reporting, the conversation between José Boto and the agent was not a casual meeting, but rather a round of negotiations.

IS FLAMENGO LOOKING FOR A FORWARD IN THE MARKET?

The Rio club had already been showing behind the scenes that it was looking for reinforcements for the attacking sector. After all, it is no secret that, in addition to a center-forward, the Rubro-Negro board is interested in signing a winger to strengthen the squad.

Thus, Luiz Henrique’s profile appears capable of filling that gap in the team managed by Leonardo Jardim. It is worth noting that the forward stands out in one-on-one duels against opposing full-backs and prefers to play on the right side.

In addition, despite limited playing time at the 2026 World Cup (a tournament for which he was called up), the 25-year-old still holds a strong market value. Because of these credentials, the winger remains one of the standout players in today’s game.

WHAT IS LUIZ HENRIQUE’S CAREER PATH?

A product of Fluminense’s youth academy, Luiz Henrique had a brief spell in Europe with Betis (Spain) between 2022 and 2023. Then, in 2024, the player won the Brazilian Championship and the Copa Libertadores with Botafogo.

At Zenit since January 2025, Luiz Henrique has also become one of the club’s biggest standouts and did not go unnoticed by Carlo Ancelotti. The forward had already been called up regularly for the qualifiers and friendlies and remained on the Italian’s World Cup squad list.

DOES LUIZ HENRIQUE WANT TO PLAY IN BRAZIL AGAIN?

Luiz Henrique views a return to Brazilian football positively. It is worth noting that Botafogo also dreams of bringing the player back, but is facing difficulties in making the deal happen.

The black-and-white club’s strategy would be to involve defensive midfielder Danilo Santos in a swap deal with Zenit. However, the player has already made it clear that he has no interest in playing in Russian football, a scenario that strengthens Flamengo’s position in the race.

WHAT DID FLAMENGO’S PRESIDENT SAY ABOUT LUIZ HENRIQUE?

Recently, in an interview with the ‘Charla Podcast’, Flamengo president Luiz Eduardo Baptista, known as BAP, touched on the subject of the ‘transfer market’. In the conversation, the club chief spoke about Luiz Henrique and also commented on midfielder Danilo, currently at Botafogo.

— Luiz Henrique was supposed to be a starter for the Brazilian National Team, just like Danilo. So obviously they are two players who would add a lot to the squad. But at what cost? Do they even want to come here right now? They are two 24-year-old players. I can tell you that one of those two wants to play in England -, he said, before concluding:

— And what he would earn in England is very similar to what I would pay here. But now, how do you get the player to come to Brazil? There’s no way. So, for the love of God, convince the players (laughs) -, Bap concluded.

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