Filipe Luís contract talks with Flamengo cool down | OneFootball

The contract renewal of coach Filipe Luís, previously considered a done deal at Flamengo, is now up in the air. The reason is the attitude of the club’s president, Luiz Eduardo Baptista, known as Bap, which has irritated the coach’s agent, Jorge Mendes. Both parties are remaining silent on the matter.

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After the end of the Intercontinental Cup, the agent presented Filipe Luís’s salary request. Flamengo considered the amount a bit high, but still agreed to continue negotiations.

In recent days, Bap has started to show signs that he may look for options in the market, and rumors have emerged in the press about a supposed agreement with Artur Jorge, the coach who won the Brazilian championship and the Libertadores last year with Botafogo. The coach is currently at Al-Rayyan in Qatar, and Flamengo would have to pay his release clause.

Filipe Luís’s representatives believe that Flamengo is underestimating the coach, since the salary request is within reasonable limits. Nevertheless, no one is ruling out a deal.

The Flamengo squad went on vacation after the end of the Intercontinental Cup and will return in January to compete in the Campeonato Carioca and the Campeonato Brasileiro. Next year, the club will also play in the Recopa Sudamericana, the Supercopa do Brasil, the Copa do Brasil, and the Copa Libertadores.

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