Luiz Araújo's name is back in the rumour pile, with Al Sadd reported to be pushing to sign the 30-year-old Brazil attacker from Flamengo on a three-year deal. Beşiktaş are said to be watching too. For now this is interest rather than action: a fee somewhere between £3.9m and £5.5m has been floated, but no agreement and no advanced talks have surfaced. Araújo remains under contract at Flamengo until the end of 2027, so any move requires them to sanction a sale. The story rests on a single voice. Rudy Galetti, a mid-ranking source, carries the line, framing it as concrete interest from more than one club but stopping well short of claiming a deal is close. There is no benchmark reporter on this and no corroboration, so treat it as a credible whisper rather than a developing transfer. The engine puts this at 12% — a longshot. That figure reflects a deal still at the earliest stage: interest exists, but with no agreement, no advanced talks and a player tied down until 2027, the gap between curiosity and completion is wide. For the number to climb, Al Sadd would need to firm up a concrete offer and Flamengo would need to entertain selling. The money fits the player's late-career value. Flamengo paid £8m to bring him from Atlanta in 2023, and his own £10m move from Lille to Atlanta in 2021 sits above the figures now being discussed — so a sale at £3.9m–£5.5m would be a modest step down. Watch for the first concrete bid, or a sign Flamengo are willing to listen.