Filipe Luís breaks silence on Flamengo’s move to sign Lucas Paquetá

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·22 de janeiro de 2026

Filipe Luís breaks silence on Flamengo’s move to sign Lucas Paquetá

Lucas Paquetá wants to return to Flamengo

Lucas Paquetá is the top priority for Flamengo in this transfer window. Although the club already has an agreement with the player, the Rubro-Negro still needs to convince West Ham (ENG). After the 1-0 victory over Vasco this Wednesday (21), coach Filipe Luís spoke about the negotiation.

— You’ve spoken to the ideal person to talk about the squad, which is Boto. He is the one responsible, together with the president, for building the squad. Our squad is very strong, so, really, the players who come in have to be the right ones — he said, before concluding:

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— Paquetá is a West Ham player, so as long as he is a West Ham player, there is absolute respect for the club he currently belongs to. But we all know how much the fans love him — Filipe Luís concluded.

Did Flamengo make an offer to sign Paquetá?

Yes! According to information from ‘GE’, Flamengo sent an offer of 35 million euros (R$ 217 million) fixed + 5 million (R$ 31 million) in bonuses to West Ham. Now, Mengão is awaiting a response from the English club to finalize the signing.

Did José Boto confirm the negotiation for Paquetá?

Before Flamengo’s 1-0 victory over Vasco this Wednesday (21), director José Boto spoke for the first time about the negotiation with West Ham. In this way, the Portuguese revealed that there have been advances in signing Lucas Paquetá, but that it is a difficult operation.

This is the first and last time I will talk about it. We really want to have Paquetá and he really wants to come. In negotiations, there is always a third party and this third party is not very convinced about selling Paquetá. We have made significant progress, but it is a very difficult operation. The amounts involved and the level of the player are very high. We have to be patient when negotiating with West Ham. It’s not just Brazilian clubs that pay in installments. All clubs in the world pay in installments. There are a series of procedures that take time. We wanted Paquetá here already and we are working very hard to make it happen. The main obstacle is financial. The amounts are high, but we have already significantly reduced them. But there’s also the payment method, and he’s a top-level player, so it’s not easy. But I am an optimist by nature — said José Boto, in an interview with ‘GE TV’.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

Flamengo will return to the field this Sunday (25) to play another state classic. Thus, Filipe Luís’s team will face Fluminense, at 6pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã, for the fourth round of the Carioca.

As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details about the match between Flamengo and Fluminense, through YouTube, the website and social media. However, Globo (broadcast TV), GE TV (YouTube) and Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the Carioca classic.

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