This article contains adult content that may be inappropriate for minors. Please confirm that you are 18 years or older to continue. This article contains images or details that some readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. Leonardo Jardim will indeed be the next coach of Flamengo. Following the dismissal of Filipe Luís last night, the Portuguese coach is already in negotiations with the Rio de Janeiro club, and the agreement, according to A BOLA, is practically finalized — the remaining details will not prevent the announcement. Jardim, who is currently in Brazil but not in Rio de Janeiro, will sign for two seasons, until the end of 2027. The expectation is that he will start coaching the team as early as this Wednesday or Thursday. The former Sporting coach has established a good reputation in Brazil after guiding Cruzeiro to third place in the Brasileirão last season, just behind Flamengo and Palmeiras. He left the Belo Horizonte club in December for personal reasons. Jardim was already close to Flamengo at that time when the impasse over Filipe Luís's renewal was ongoing, but the personal reasons that led him to leave Cruzeiro remained, and the Brazilian coach eventually reached an agreement with Mengão at the end of the year. Despite winning the Brasileirão and the Libertadores in 2025, Filipe Luís had a tarnished image at Fla, mainly due to the tough renewal process, where he made demands that the club's management considered unreasonable, particularly regarding the exit clause for Europe. Losses in the Recopa, the South American Supercup, and the Brazilian Supercup at the start of this season, along with three defeats in the Campeonato Carioca in nine matches and only one victory at the start of the Brasileirão in three rounds, cost the former full-back his job.
Agreement Almost Finalized Leonardo Jardim remains central to this story.
Agreement Almost Finalized Leonardo Jardim remains central to this story.
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