Alejandro Balde: Benfica interest, Barcelona fee falls, deal ‘to require’ creative structure | OneFootball

Benfica have explored a move for Alejandro Balde, who wants to leave Barcelona, but the figures remain beyond their reach.

According to Sport, any agreement would likely need creative structuring, potentially splitting the player’s economic rights or adding objectives and variables to the package.

In Lisbon, the move is now viewed as unviable, so a formal bid from Benfica is considered unlikely at this stage.

Benfica sounded out the conditions and set a ceiling of €20 million, while Barcelona had initially targeted around €40 million, a figure no longer regarded as realistic.

The board are focusing on opportunities that fit the club’s financial reality, meaning any push would depend on a solution seen as genuinely advantageous. For now, Balde appears a distant prospect for Estádio da Luz.

Source: Glorioso 1904

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