He Real Betis is very aware of the remarkable performance of Luiz Henrique since he was transferred from Heliópolis in the January 2024 market. The winger is shining in the ranks of Botafogo and has even reached the absolute internationality with Brazil in a growth expected by his conditions but that always has the shadow of the extra-sports problems associated with the accusations of participating in illegal bets for which he continues to have to face declaration summons. The fact is that Luiz Henrique was sold by Betis under specific conditions that depended on his participation with his new team and his future destinations and at Betis they already have an increase in income due to his departure.
And the transfer of Luiz Henrique to Textor Groupowner of Crystal Palace, Botafogo and Olympique Lyonnais, materialized in the fixed 16 million euros with which the agreement was closed but included up to four million in variables divided into two sporting conditions. The first is the one that Betis assumes has already been fulfilled and that is that Luiz Henrique play at least 50 percent of the games in which he was available for the coach during his stay at Botafogo. That is, he was not injured or sanctioned. The statistics reflect that the winger far exceeds this figure given that due to a technical decision he has only failed to intervene in two of the 51 duels in which he has been able to perform. They went against Juventude in April in Serie A and in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-finals against Peñarol after winning the first leg 5-0 and qualifying for the final on October 31.
In this way, Luiz Henrique has played 95 percent of the matches he has been able to play with Botafogo and Betis assume that this variable will be fulfilled, which would add two million euros more to what was stipulated as fixed in the sale contract of Luiz Henrique, of whom the green and white club does not retain any percentage of capital gains future, although he can receive training rights due to the age at which he landed in Heliópolis, given that he is now 23 years old.
The remaining two million that are conditioned as variables in the agreement between Betis and the Textor Group refer to the incorporation of Luiz Henrique to Olympique Lyonnais and it was planned that the winger’s next competitive leap would be return to europe after recovering his level in Brazil. He has done it with a bang, taking his team to the Libertadores final and making his debut with the senior team. Luiz Henrique has twelve goals and five assists in the aforementioned 49 games with Botafogo, while with the Canarinha he has already played five duels and scored two goals.
In March 2022, Betis paid six million euros for the transfer of Luiz Henrique from the Fluminense and transferred the player for the aforementioned sixteen plus four million, although two million were also derived between rights from other clubs and intermediaries. The capital gain operation was interesting for the green and white coffers but the footballer’s departure was also conditioned not only by his Guadianesque performance at Villamarín but also by suspicions of illegal sports betting that could lower his value in the market. Now Luiz Henrique is performing at an excellent level and Betis hopes that he will continue in this way to reach 20 million in income from his departure.
The signing of Luiz Henrique was part of Betis’ process of incorporating young talent from Brazil as it also did with Abner and Johnny Cardoso. The first was sold to Olympique Lyonnais, precisely, and the second is one of the highest values of the green and white squad and there is an agreement with Tottenham that has a purchase option for 25 million euros at the end of the season.
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