Benfica give update on André Luiz signing | OneFootball

Benfica denies having a closed deal for André Luiz. Through a statement, the club clarified that the Rio Ave winger was not present in Seixal, asserting that the news reported by the newspaper Record, as well as in other media outlets, does not correspond to the truth.

"Sport Lisboa e Benfica informs that the news from the newspaper ‘Record’, which states that the player André Luiz, from Rio Ave FC, was at the Benfica Campus in Seixal, is false," reads the beginning of the statement, regarding the situation of the number 11 of the Vila do Conde team.

"Sport Lisboa e Benfica is guided by non-negotiable ethical principles, and such a thing could never happen with a player contractually linked to another club," adds the Clube da Luz, explaining that the player would only be at the Eagles' facilities if there was an agreement between the two parties.

"And to be clear: Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not have any closed deal for the transfer of player André Luiz," appears at the end of the statement issued by the club, hours after it was reported that the Clube da Luz might be very close to finalizing the transfer of the Brazilian winger.

It is worth recalling that last Sunday, December 28, the newspaper Record exclusively revealed that Benfica had closed the deal with Rio Ave for the signing of André Luiz, with the Eagles willing to pay around 15 million euros for the athlete, who has been one of the sensations of the Liga Portugal Betclic.

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