Flamengo continues to treat Filipe Luís’ contract renewal as an internal priority. The coach’s current contract ends on December 31, 2025, which places the club in the last days of validity of the current agreement. In this scenario, the club began to evaluate an alternative plan if negotiations do not progress.
According to journalist Venê Casagrande, Artur Jorge pleases the red and black board. He currently manages Al-Rayyan and has a contract valid until June 2027 with the Qatari club. Before that, the Portuguese coach had recent prominence at the helm of Botafogo.
Also according to Venê, Flamengo is aware that the coach’s termination fine is around 6 million euros (around R$39 million at current prices). The value is considered high, but not unfeasible within the club’s planning.
Artur Jorge, now at Al-Rayyan, is a name that is highly rated within Flamengo.
Of course, the priority is to renew with Filipe Luís, but it is also the duty of the red-black leadership to plan for the worst-case scenario (if they are unable to extend the commander’s contract).
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Will Filipe Luís leave Flamengo?
Conversations with the red-black commander are considered favorable by both parties. Internally, the reading was that the extension of the contract would only be a matter of time, with alignment between the technical committee and the board.
Even so, the scenario began to require caution. According to ge, the main obstacle is in the financial part, as the salary request would place Filipe Luís as the highest paid coach in Brazilian football.
Squad planning for 2026 goes through the coach
Although Artur Jorge is considered a good alternative, Filipe Luís remains the board’s priority. The understanding is that continuing the work would be the ideal way to maintain sporting stability, especially after the victorious 2025 season.
Planning for the next transfer window is also directly linked to the definition of technical command. So far, Flamengo has not made any progress in negotiations with reinforcements.
For the defense, Vitão, from Internacional, continues to be a monitored target. In the offensive sector, Argentine striker Taty Castellanos, from Lazio, was once again talked about.
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