A great talent from Botafogo, Luiz Henrique is a player who makes OL supporters salivate. But the future of the 23-year-old Brazilian international is unlikely to be written in France in the short term.
Author of 12 goals and 6 assists during the season which has just ended in Brazil under the colors of Botafogo, Luiz Henrique is rightly considered one of the best players in the Eagle Football galaxy. At only 23 years old, the right winger is already a Brazilian international and John Textor can congratulate himself on having recruited him from Betis Sevilla for 16 million euros a few months ago. There is no doubt that the boss of Botafogo and OL will make significant capital gains with the native of Petrópolis upon his departure. As indicated on several occasions, Luiz Henrique has a clause in his contract which can give him the possibility of joining Olympique Lyonnais if he decides to do so.
But for several reasons, Les Gones should miss out on this phenomenon, at least in the short term. Firstly because OL are simply prohibited from recruiting, which necessarily complicates the potential arrival of Luiz Henrique. But also because Lyon is currently at its maximum in terms of the number of extra-community players in its squad. In the short term, Olympique Lyonnais is therefore stuck in the Luiz Henrique case and several clubs in Europe want to take advantage of it before it is too late.
Fiorentina pounce on Luiz Henrique
According to information from Fabrizio Romanothe profile of the Botafogo striker arouses much desire and Fiorentina is the hottest club to bring him. La Viola has already taken action through its coach Raffaele Palladino, totally won over by the profile of a player he absolutely wants to recruit. The fact remains that for his part, John Textor is not a seller for Luiz Henrique or at least not at any price. After spending 16 million euros to recruit him in Spain, the Brazilian club will demand almost double to make him leave. Is Fiorentina ready for such an investment? The boss of Botafogo, who would love to send Luiz Henrique to OL one day, will in any case not give Fiorentina any gifts.
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