New deal with pay rise: Benfica set to reward first-team regular | OneFootball

António Silva will renew his contract with Benfica. The great season of the central defender has not gone unnoticed by the club's management, who believe that the earnings of the 'number 4' are lower than his performance on the field.

The information is reported by the newspaper Record, which also adds that the club's management intends to extend the contract with the 21-year-old, which ends in 2027. António Silva has gained an increasingly important role in Bruno Lage's squad at the start of this season, even becoming one of the captains of Benfica.

Rui Costa, therefore, understands that António Silva's current salary is below the responsibilities he assumes in the squad led by Bruno Lage, considering that, in addition to what has already been described, he was a starter in six of the eight matches played by Benfica this season.

António Silva has a release clause set at 100 million euros and, despite attracting interest from several European clubs, Rui Costa's desire is to keep the player, who was trained at Seixal, in order to fulfill his 'dream' of seeing António Silva and Tomás Araújo as the starting central duo at the Clube da Luz.

This season, wearing the Benfica jersey, António Silva – valued at 32 million euros – has played in 7 matches: four in the Champions League, two in the Liga Portugal Betclic, and one in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In the 552 minutes he was chosen by Bruno Lage, the central defender performed at a high level.

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