Living in a spectacular moment, Luiz Henrique impresses in terms of appreciation

On the rise in the market and being one of the main figures of the very strong Botafogo team, Luiz Henrique has just become the most valuable player playing in South America. Next, players Flaco López, who plays for Palmeiras, and Pedro, who play for Palmeiras, are listed. from Flamengo.

Coming from Real Betis in Spain, and with the transfer worth its weight in gold, his signing was the most expensive in the history of Brazilian football up to that moment. SAF disbursed 20 million euros (R$106 million). The value was only surpassed later by his teammate, Thiago Almada, who reached around 25 million (approximately R$125 million).

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_{Luiz Henrique playing for the Brazilian national team (Photo: reproduction/Nelson Almeida/AFP/GettyImagesEmbed)}

Valued

The survey was carried out by the company CIES Football Observatory, specialized in market values. Currently, the Brazilian player's pass is valued between 26 and 35 million euros (at the current price it is between R$160 and R$214 million). The company evaluates a series of criteria to arrive at values, such as characteristics of the clubs, time of the season, contractual situation, among others.

In addition to the Brazilian striker, the list has two more representatives of Rio football. Center forward Pedro, who is recovering from a serious ligament injury, has an estimated value of between 20 and 28 million euros (R$ 123 million and R$ 172 million), while Jhon Arias, who plays for Fluminense, is valued between 10 and 13 million euros (R$61 million and R$80 million).

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_{Luiz Henrique during the classic against Vasco (Photo: reproduction/Wagner Meier/GeetyImagesEmbed)}

Importance

Since his arrival, expectations have been high. First for the amount paid and then, for his quality already seen when he still played for Fluminense, the club that formed him. At first, he went through a period of adaptation, and from the moment he fit into Artur Jorge's scheme, he became one of the pillars and absolute starter on the team.

His game draws attention because he is good in 1×1, in addition to having a lot of physical strength to hold the ball, go at speed in front of the opposing defender, quality to make quick passes and make deep passes. The striker has already scored 11 goals, in addition to providing 5 assists. This is even the year he scored the most goals in his career.

So much emphasis, of course, that would draw the attention of the Brazilian team. Luiz Henrique was called up for two FIFA dates, standing out mainly in the games against Peru and Paraguay, scoring 2 goals and making an assist.

Featured Photo: Luiz Henrique in great form (Photo: reproduction/Vitor Silva/Botafogo)