The club currently has 12 foreign players in its squad, including Mateo Ponte, Lucas Monzón, and Hakim Ziyech. However, with the introduction of new rules limiting the number of foreign players to eight by 2027 and five by 2030, Botafogo is looking to increase the number of Brazilian players in its squad. Coelho stated that the club has been planning for this change internally and has already started to reduce the number of foreign players in its squad. The club aims to find a balance between its youth teams and the number of foreign players it can sign.