Ex-Benfica target stunned, just 85 minutes in half a season | OneFootball

Real Sociedad have confirmed the departure of Wesley, the Brazilian winger who joined the Basque club during the winter transfer window and who, at the time, was also linked with Benfica. The forward ends his spell in Spain with just 85 minutes played across five official matches.

Signed to cover for the absence of Take Kubo, Wesley never managed to establish himself in the Spanish side. Adapting to European football proved difficult, and the Real Sociedad board decided not to trigger the purchase option included in the loan deal agreed with Al Nassr.

Despite his limited playing time, the Brazilian does not go straight to the top of the list of the least-used foreign players in the history of the txuri-urdin club. Even so, his five appearances place him among the most low-profile cases of the modern era at the Basque side.

Names on the all-time list include Belgian player Peiremans, who did not make a single official appearance for Real Sociedad, as well as Boukary Dramè and Arif Erdem, both of whom played just two matches. Giovanni Sio, Stephan Collet, Frank Songo’o and David Vaughan are also part of that unwanted record.

It should be remembered that Wesley was at one point linked with Benfica during the January transfer window, when the Eagles were looking to strengthen their attack. However, the move did not go ahead and the winger ended up joining Real Sociedad, where he went largely unnoticed.

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