What now? Rui Costa’s wish falls through, Benfica back on the market | OneFootball

In the last few hours, the Benfica market has undergone several changes that will certainly require the utmost attention from Rui Costa and other elements of the structure, with Rui Pedro Braz. With the eagles giving up on the deal for Mohamed Amoura, where the financial factor is the main cause, the Reds have already selected their next priority.

The newspaper A Bola writes, in its edition of this Friday, August 22, that Benfica is now in the market to sign a creative midfielder, a position that has been a gap in Bruno Lage's squad. Apparently, the issue of the wingers will remain as it is, for now, with everything indicating that Kerem Akturkoglu will not leave the Luz.

The acquisition of a creative midfielder is not new in this transfer window for the eagles, it's a matter that Rui Costa had put aside about a month ago, after the Reds failed to sign Thiago Almada from Botafogo. Meanwhile, the Argentine midfielder, who had been loaned to Lyon, moved to the Spanish club Atlético Madrid,

However, the same source reveals that the eagles, with Rui Pedro Braz leading the operations, have already identified some names, although the identity of these players is not known. However, the newspaper A Bola points out that Benfica has some urgency to close the deal, since the transfer market closes on September 1.

Regarding sales, the sports daily reports that the Club da Luz is studying the possibility of selling Florentino Luís, since for his position, the eagles already have Enzo Barrenechea, Richard Rios, and Manu Silva, the latter entering the final stage of recovery from an injury. Benfica would be willing to listen to offers around 30 million euros, and the Portuguese player has a market in Italy, England, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia,

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