António Silva worth more than Mourinho as Benfica reach… | OneFootball

The official confirmation of António Silva’s transfer to Bournemouth brought an important financial boost to Benfica. With the sale of the centre-back for a fixed €25 million, a figure that could rise to €30 million through add-ons, the SAD led by Rui Costa has seen the amount raised in this summer transfer window increase significantly.

The Portugal international became the Eagles’ first major sale of the summer and immediately surpassed the departure of José Mourinho to Real Madrid, which until then had represented Benfica’s biggest financial windfall in this transfer window, bringing in around €15 million.

With this deal, the amount raised by the Eagles through departures is already close to €66 million, the result of several transfers completed in recent weeks. In addition to the deals involving António Silva and José Mourinho, Rui Costa also managed to cash in on several players developed at Seixal who were not in Marco Silva’s plans for the new season.

One of the biggest fees came from Sidny Lopes Cabral’s transfer to Trabzonspor. The young Benfica academy product moved to Turkish football for around €10 million, boosting the SAD’s revenue. Added to these amounts are the sales of Gonçalo Oliveira, Gustavo Marques and Rodrigo Rêgo, all completed for around €3.5 million each.

Gonçalo Oliveira, a 20-year-old centre-back, joined Rennes without ever making his debut for the first team. Gustavo Marques, meanwhile, remained at Red Bull Bragantino on a permanent deal, while Rodrigo Rêgo, a winger introduced to Benfica’s first team by José Mourinho, moved to Brighton before later being sent on loan to Castellón.

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