Tiago Gouveia on staying at the Luz: Nice must speak to Benfica | OneFootball

After a season without the desired minutes at Nice, Tiago Gouveia is preparing to return and wants to convince José Mourinho to secure a permanent place in the Eagles’ first team, if Nice do not trigger the purchase option, as that decision lies with the French club.

"My objective right now is to reach the end of the season with survival secured and to win the Coupe de France. If Nice want to trigger the purchase option, they will have to speak to Benfica and then to me. If they do not trigger the clause, I have a contract with Benfica until 2028, so I will gladly return", he began by saying in an exclusive interview with Record.

The 24-year-old reveals that he does not see any pre-season as a lost cause. "It would never cross my mind to treat a pre-season at Benfica as a lost cause. I’m not the kind of person to throw in the towel or think: "I’m going there, but I already know they don’t want me". I can’t be like that at any club, let alone Benfica", he said.

Tiago Gouveia says he wants to do everything he can to impress José Mourinho - who does not intend to keep Nicolás Otamendi - in order to earn his place and get minutes. "I will return with the goal of showing my qualities to coach José Mourinho, with great pleasure, and I will face pre-season head-on", he concluded.

This season, playing for Nice, Tiago Gouveia - valued at €4 million - has already made 24 official appearances: 15 in Ligue 1, seven in the Europa League and two in the Coupe de France. .

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