Overview
- Monaco announced the appointment of 40-year-old Filipe Luís on Monday with a contract running until June 2028.
- This will be Luís’s first senior managerial job in Europe after a trophy-filled spell at Flamengo that included the 2024 Copa do Brasil and the 2025 Copa Libertadores.
- He arrives with two trusted Flamengo staff members and will join an expanded backroom that includes Antony Santiago and goalkeeping coach Jyri Nieminen.
- Early priorities for Luís are to keep key players such as Folarin Balogun and Maghnes Akliouche and to integrate high-profile squad members including Paul Pogba and Ansu Fati.
- Monaco’s seventh-place Ligue 1 finish last season cost Champions League revenue and sets a near-term test with Conference League playoff ties on August 20 and 27.