Breaking news: Mário Branco brings good news for Benfica | OneFootball

The agreement between Benfica and Besiktas for Rafa Silva is imminent. It has been determined that both parties are very close to finalizing the transfer of the 32-year-old player, following Mário Branco's trip to Turkey, where the Benfica official spoke directly with the leaders of the black eagles.

According to the newspaper Record, in the edition of this Tuesday, January 20, although the deal for Rafa Silva is not yet closed, both parties are very close to a total understanding, all thanks to Mário Branco. It is known that the general director for football clarified, with Serdal Adali, the intentions of Benfica.

Mário Branco has a very positive relationship with the president of Besiktas and wants to use this detail as a trump card to finalize Rafa Silva. The same source explains that the Benfica official indicated to Besiktas that Benfica does not intend to drag out the deal, aiming to conclude the dossier within this week.

According to Record, the agreement could come with an amount around 7 million euros, a considerably lower value than what Besiktas initially asked for (15M€). However, despite being an amount that Benfica is willing to pay, they prefer it to be 5M€ + 2M€ rather than the fixed 7M€ that the Turks are asking for.

This season, playing for Besiktas, Rafa Silva — valued at five million euros — has played 16 official matches, 10 in the Turkish League, four in the Conference League, and two in the Europa League qualifying phase. In the 1,360 minutes played, the player scored five goals and made three assists.

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