Amoura was all set for Benfica, but the deal fell through | OneFootball

Mohamed Amoura was very close to being a reinforcement for Benfica in the last transfer market. Apparently, the 25-year-old Algerian international from Wolfsburg even started looking for a house in Lisbon, as negotiations were well advanced.

"Mohamed Amoura, Wolfsburg's winger, was close to reinforcing Benfica and even started looking for a house in Lisbon. The Algerian international, 25 years old, was pleased with the possibility of reinforcing the 'encarnados'," revealed Record newspaper, in its print edition this Wednesday, September 3rd.

According to the information that circulated in the last few days, Benfica was not willing to cross the barrier of 30 million euros for Mohamed Amoura. On the other hand, Wolfsburg wanted a higher value, adding objectives, and also a percentage of a future capital gain.

In this way, and as happened with Carlos Álvarez, despite the reasons being different, Benfica ended up turning its attention to Dodi Lukebakio, in a deal of 20 million euros, plus 4 for objectives. The 27-year-old Belgian international will, therefore, be the successor of Di María.

In 2024/25, with the Wolfsburg jersey, Mohamed Amoura - currently valued at 32 million euros - played a total of 34 matches. In total, during the 2,729 minutes he was used on the pitch, the 25-year-old Algerian international scored 10 goals and made nine assists.

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