Overview
- The club proposed roughly €4 million net over two years, while the agent pushed for about €5 million, with a reported €4.5 million compromise under discussion.
- The sticking point concerns whether pay for assistants Ivan Palanco and Diogo Linhares is counted within the head coach’s package or budgeted separately.
- Flamengo is sounding out Thiago Motta, Artur Jorge and Leonardo Jardim, though each option carries obstacles reported by local media.
- Artur Jorge remains under contract with Al-Rayyan with an estimated US$6 million buyout, Thiago Motta has a noted history of friction with captain Danilo from Juventus, and Leonardo Jardim signaled a break from coaching.
- With roughly four days left on Filipe Luís’s deal, directors are split between fiscal discipline and sporting continuity, and some reports say he has signaled approval to stay pending resolution of staff terms.