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DONE DEAL? Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis agrees Flamengo move

Released Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis has agreed a move to Flamengo.

Filipe Luis has spent the past month with the Brazilian national team as they won the Copa America on home soil.

"I've been a Flamenguista since I was young," Filipe Luis said.

"It's the most complicated decision of my life," he said about his next steps after leaving Los Rojiblancos.

The 33-year-old had intended to stay at Atletico, but the club didn't offer him a new contract.

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