Benfica eyeing £144m move for Flamengo winger | OneFootball

Benfica is keeping an eye on the Brazilian market and is interested in signing winger Samuel Lino, who is currently playing for Flamengo. The Luz club is preparing an offer in the region of 144 million reais (around 20.7 million euros) in an attempt to convince the Cariocas to negotiate the player.

The amount being considered is similar to what ‘Mengão’ paid to sign the striker from Atlético de Madrid in 2025. According to the Brazilian press, the Benfica management believes that this sum may be enough to open negotiations, although they are aware that the Brazilian club does not intend to make the player’s departure easy.

Despite the interest, Flamengo is in a comfortable position in the negotiations. The Brazilian forward has a contract valid until 2029, and the club is not facing financial difficulties, which allows them to reject offers that do not meet the values desired by the red-and-black management.

On the sporting side, Samuel Lino continues to be regularly used in Flamengo’s squad, alternating starts on the left side of the attack with Everton Cebolinha. The technical staff, now led by Leonardo Jardim, considers the player an important asset.

In the current 2026 sports season that has just begun, Samuel Lino — currently valued at 20 million euros — has played 13 official matches, in which he has recorded two goals and four assists for the Rio de Janeiro club.

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