Who’d have thought! Benfica flop enjoying a purple patch in Czechia | OneFootball

After leaving Luz without being missed – and with only 12 games wearing the Benfica jersey – David Jurásek returned to Slavia Prague, where he had stood out before heading to Portugal, and has found a new lease on life, which earned him another call-up to the Czech national team.

The left-back was signed for 14 million euros in the summer of 2023 and sold, three years later, for just three million euros, plus one million in a future sale, to which 50 percent of the remaining value from those future transfers will be added.

After arriving at Benfica under Roger Schmidt, David Jurásek played only 12 games, before moving on loan to Hoffenheim in January 2024. The loan contract was renewed for another season and, in total, he took part in 34 Bundesliga matches. In the first half of this season, he moved to Besiktas, where he played 17 games. He would eventually return to Slavia, signing until 2029.

His performances have led to positive reviews and already in February, Jindrich Trpisovsky, his coach, expressed great satisfaction. "He played better than I expected, immediately picked up our routines. It was clear that he knew exactly what to do on the field", he said at the time.

This season, David Jurásek – valued at 4.5 million euros – played 25 games: 10 in the Turkish League, seven in the Czech League, one in the Czech Cup, four in the Conference League qualifiers, two in the Europa League qualifiers, and one in the Turkish Cup. In the 1,784 minutes he was on the pitch, the 25-year-old defender made two assists.

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