Exclusive, Glorioso 1904: Benfica asked about 23-year-old at Brighton | OneFootball

Benfica enquired about Jaouen Hadjam, the 23-year-old left-back who ultimately moved to Brighton. Glorioso 1904 knows, exclusively, that the player was one of the names considered by the Eagles at a time when the club from Luz was looking to strengthen the left side of the defense.

As our newspaper has learned, Benfica did make an approach. However, the figures demanded by the Swiss club ended up pushing the Eagles away from the race for the player.

Young Boys demanded a fee of more than €10 million to release Hadjam, an amount Benfica considered too high to move forward with the deal. Faced with those financial demands, the club from Luz decided not to continue the negotiations.

Hadjam meanwhile ended up finding another destination and moved to Brighton, leaving behind the possibility of joining Benfica. As a result, the Eagles changed their plans and secured the signing of Souffian El Karouani from Al Qadisiyah of Saudi Arabia.

The 23-year-old full-back was therefore one of the names Benfica analyzed in the market for the left-back position, but Young Boys’ demands prevented the interest from going beyond an initial approach. The wide defender eventually joined Brighton for around €13 million.

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