Alert, Benfica! Foreign press confirm interest in Gonçalo Oliveira | OneFootball

Gonçalo Oliveira’s future may not lie with Benfica next season. After the initial rumors, which suggested the defender was heading for the exit, the international press, particularly in France, insists that the young player is being pursued by two Ligue 1 clubs, who want to sign him.

Lens and Strasbourg are indeed assessing the possible signing of Gonçalo Oliveira, a young footballer who has been a regular presence in Benfica’s first-team training sessions under José Mourinho.

However, the same source explains that the two clubs, both enjoying a very positive season in Ligue 1, are impressed by the performances the 19-year-old centre-back has been delivering, both for Benfica B and the youth team, where he has also picked up minutes in this season’s UEFA Youth League.

However, Gonçalo Oliveira’s departure, despite being under contract with Benfica until the summer of 2028, is gaining momentum because, according to the same source, the centre-back feels he is ready to be trusted as part of a first-team squad, as the number 64 shirt is still hoping for the chance to earn minutes with José Mourinho’s side, something that has not yet happened.

This season, playing for Benfica, Gonçalo Oliveira — valued at €2 million — has already made a total of 28 official appearances: 20 in Liga Portugal Meu Super and eight in the UEFA Youth League. In the 2,462 minutes he has spent on the pitch, the centre-back has recorded four goals and two assists.

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