According to the Daily Mail, Flamenco football director Botto was interviewed and talked about topics such as Felix.
Regarding the current signing and player training strategies of Flamengo Club
One thing we are trying to do here is to introduce 10 players with rich experience in European competitions and let them teach young players professional qualities that meet European standards, including training methods, self-management and other aspects. At first we signed Danilo, who played for Manchester City, Juventus and Real Madrid. Recently, we introduced Jorginho based on the same philosophy, which is to find players with European football thinking.
I worked for Benfica Club for many years. At that time, Benfica and Donetsk miners were aiming to discover the 'next talented boy'. Our strategy was to sign young players who could gain a foothold in their league and have development potential, and then sell them to clubs like Chelsea. In the past 10 to 15 years, this has been a common operating model for Portuguese clubs, because at that time, the giant clubs in the five major leagues rarely went directly to Brazil, Argentina, Serbia or Ukraine to dig players.
But now this model is almost impossible, because wealthy clubs are looking for these new stars in person. Chelsea has signed some players from non-traditional markets in recent years, and it is much more difficult to find new players now. One of Benfica's secrets to success that year was that the club's chairman understood that scouting work was inevitable, and he always trusted us. He told us many times that as long as the player has potential, he will sign decisively, because even if only one of the 6 players we introduced can become Di Maria or David Luis, all the investment is worth the fare.
Flamengo has also considered introducing Joao Felix? (Note: Botto knows this 25-year-old Portuguese player very well because Felix comes from Benfica's youth training system)
We did have this idea, but we quickly gave up because Felix's goal is not to play in Brazil. He is a very talented player. I think he needs a suitable platform to re-release his potential. Felix's potential is far beyond what he has shown in the last few years, and now he needs to find a place where he can regain his happiness.