António Silva has several suitors and could leave Benfica cheaply | OneFootball

António Silva’s situation remains unresolved — there is still no response to the contract renewal offer — and several scenarios are being considered. One of them is the departure of the centre-back, who has suitors in some of Europe’s top leagues, namely in Italy, Germany and England, and the Portugal international could leave for a low fee.

According to the newspaper Record, as much as they would prefer the Portugal international to stay, Benfica’s SAD admits that an offer in the region of 20 million euros could lead to a deal being completed. According to the official data from the Transfermarkt portal, António Silva once reached a market value set at 45 million euros.

With António entering the final year of his contract, the structure led by Rui Costa is aware that this could be the last transfer window capable of generating revenue from one of the assets developed at Seixal. Staying without renewing would mean the player could leave on a free transfer in about a year.

The situation becomes even more relevant after the defender’s recent public statements. "I still don’t know if I will renew. There is an offer from the Club and there are constant contacts between my agents and Benfica, but I don’t know what the outcome will be. The future is never guaranteed, because in football things change very quickly", he said in an interview with the YouTube channel JOliveira10.

Meanwhile, the transfer market is beginning to take on greater importance in this case. The defender, who at 22 understands that this could be a decisive stage in his career, continues to attract interest from several European leagues. Benfica, in turn, is willing to listen to any offers that arrive this summer.

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