25-year-old passes medical and will leave Benfica for good | OneFootball

Tiago Gouveia is getting closer and closer to leaving Benfica for Turkish football. The 25-year-old winger is already in Turkey, where he underwent the necessary medical and fitness tests before finalizing a loan move to Gençlerbirliği.

The player, who came through Benfica’s Seixal academy, is not part of the club’s plans for the new season and had already been left out of first-team training. The transfer to the current third-placed side in the Turkish league is expected to be completed once the final formalities are settled.

Tiago Gouveia’s presence in Ankara was confirmed by Gençlerbirliği coach Metin Diyadin, who also gave an update on another signing: "Niasse and Tiago are in Ankara and have already completed their medicals. If there are no problems, negotiations with the club will be finalized," said the coach.

This is not the first option found for the winger in this transfer window. Tiago Gouveia came very close to joining Atlas, of Mexico, but the deal eventually collapsed due to a last-minute demand from the player’s agents. Meanwhile, the footballer had also attracted interest from Lens and Sevilla.

The player will leave Benfica after 41 appearances for the first team, in which he scored five goals and provided eight assists. Last season, the winger was loaned to French side Nice and is now looking for a new opportunity to relaunch his career.

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