Benfica drop promising target: what put Rui Costa off deal | OneFootball

Benfica have reportedly given up on signing Marcel Regula. Based on information reported by the press, the Eagles, who had already stepped back from a potential deal, have now brought the process to an end after Rui Costa was unwilling to meet Zaglebie Lubin’s demands.

as he believes the €10 million being demanded for the 19-year-old forward is too high for the transfer to go ahead as had previously been reported.

Weszlo.com states quite plainly that Marcel Regula’s move to Benfica is highly unlikely to happen, after the Eagles deemed Zaglebie Lubin’s financial demands too high. It should be remembered that the 19-year-old attacker has been one of the breakout players in the Polish league.

With the door to Benfica practically closed, the same source adds that Regula’s future will not be in Poland and that the 19-year-old footballer is expected to head elsewhere rather than to Portugal. In Benfica’s case, the club’s hierarchy are said to have other names in mind to strengthen the attack in 2026/27.

This season, playing for Zaglebie Lubin, Marcel Regula - valued at €7 million - has already made 28 official appearances: 27 in the Polish league and one in the Polish Cup. In the 1,915 minutes he has been on the pitch, the 19-year-old attacker has recorded seven goals and three assists.

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