Luiz Henrique on playing for Flamengo; striker eyed by Rubro-Negro

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Coluna do Fla

·5 agosto 2026

Luiz Henrique on playing for Flamengo; striker eyed by Rubro-Negro

How are Flamengo’s negotiations for Luiz Henrique going?

Luiz Henrique is Flamengo’s main target in this transfer window. After not receiving a concrete response from Thiago Almada, the Rubro-Negro has stepped up negotiations to try to sign the Zenit (RUS) forward. Given this situation, Coluna do Fla looks back at some of the player’s recent comments about a possible move to Mengão.

This is not the first time Flamengo has tried to sign Luiz Henrique. In the most recent approach, the forward even commented on the matter. That way, the player did not “close the door” on the club, but brushed it off by saying he could not talk about that situation at the moment.

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“I can’t talk, I can’t talk about that right now. I just want to do my best at my club so that later, together with my family, I can decide my future,” Luiz Henrique said in an interview with the ‘GOAT’ channel in March this year.

Luiz Henrique, atacante do Zenit, sobre jogar no Flamengo: “Eu não posso falar disso agora. Eu quero desempenhar o melhor no meu clube para que depois, junto com a minha família, decida o meu futuro.” @ColunadoFla 📹 : Belle Costa / Canal Goat
– lunedì 30 marzo 2026

It is important to point out that Luiz Henrique has ties to other Rio de Janeiro football clubs. The forward began his career at Fluminense, where he stood out and later moved to Betis (ESP). Then, in 2024, the player wrote his name into Botafogo’s history by being part of the squad that won that year’s Copa Libertadores and Brasileirão.

HAS FLAMENGO TRIED TO SIGN LUIZ HENRIQUE BEFORE?

Before Botafogo managed to sign Luiz Henrique in 2024, Flamengo entered the race to bring in the forward, who belonged to Betis. At the time, still under Rodolfo Landim’s administration, the Rubro-Negro even made an official offer for the player, but the Spanish club chose the offer from the team from General Severiano.

WHAT DID JOSÉ BOTO SAY ABOUT LUIZ HENRIQUE?

In the early hours of Tuesday (04), José Boto was asked about a possible move for Luiz Henrique. Briefly, the Portuguese executive replied to Coluna do Fla as follows: “Flamengo is not focused on just one player, but is playing on several boards.”

José Boto sobre negociação com Thiago Almada: “Se fosse fácil trazer jogadores no auge da carreira, com 25 anos, não haviam só sete na história do futebol brasileiro. Não é possível trazer jogadores medalhões com valores de promessas.” @ColunadoFla
– martedì 4 agosto 2026

WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF FLAMENGO’S ATTEMPT TO SIGN LUIZ HENRIQUE?

After the Thiago Almada impasse, Flamengo decided to intensify its pursuit of Luiz Henrique. According to ‘GE’, the Rubro-Negro’s offer for the forward is around 30 million euros (R$ 177 million at the current exchange rate). In addition, Mengo would be willing to pay another 5 million euros (R$ 29.5 million) in bonuses предусмотренных in the contract.

Flamengo is now racing against time to try to complete Luiz Henrique’s signing. That is because the Rubro-Negro is very close to taking the field for the Libertadores knockout stage. In short, the first match against Cruzeiro will be next Wednesday (12). Because of this, Mengo needs to register him by this Friday (07) in order to have the forward available for this stage of the competition.

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