Benfica eye up Liga Portugal’s player of the month 👀 | OneFootball

Benfica has had Clayton on their radar since last season. The Eagles highlighted the player’s name on a list of possible reinforcements and are closely following the Rio Ave player, who has just won the Liga Portugal Betclic Forward of the Month award.

"Last season, I also won this award and managed to have a very good season. This award gives me the motivation to keep working and to focus on my goals so I can have another very good season," he said to the Vila do Conde club’s media.

Clayton made a point of stating that "all individual awards are the result of collective work" and "the help from my teammates in creating opportunities to score," something that he considers "fundamental to achieving these numbers" from a striker’s perspective.

"I thank the fans for voting for me and for all the support they have given, both at home and away. I invite them to come out again so we can seek our first win in the league," assured Clayton, currently the league’s top scorer.

This season, wearing the Rio Ave shirt, Clayton – valued at 5 million euros – has already scored five goals and provided one assist in just three matches. In total, the forward coveted by Benfica has played 263 minutes for the Vila do Conde side.

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