Exclusive Glorioso 1904 – Rui Costa makes key decision on Benfica wonderkid | OneFootball

After the close of the transfer window, where Rui Costa sought to fill all the gaps in Bruno Lage’s squad, the top executive of Benfica has another task at hand. In this Glorioso 1904 Exclusive, our newspaper reports the intention of the President to move forward with the renewal of Nuno Félix, despite the player having suffered an injury at the start of this season.

Glorioso 1904 has learned, from a close source, that the red and white management sees the young defensive midfielder as a promising talent who can succeed in Bruno Lage’s team. Although he is currently recovering from a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, Benfica intends to renew his contract, as it expires at the end of the season.

However, despite the fact that, in his position, the Setúbal native has competition from Richard Ríos and Enzo Barrenechea and, by the end of the year, the return of Manu Silva, Nuno Félix continues to be seen as an asset, not for the immediate future, but for the long term and, for this reason, Rui Costa intends to extend the young athlete’s contract.

On the other hand, the footballer is already aware that it will be very difficult for him to be an option for Bruno Lage this season, since, after successfully undergoing surgery in August, he will be sidelined for the entire season and is only expected to return in 2026/27.

In 2024/2025, playing for Benfica, Nuno Félix - currently valued at 1.7 million euros - was chosen by Nélson Veríssimo in 27 matches: 25 in the Segunda Liga and two in the Premier League International Cup. For the Glorioso’s main team, the player appeared in two Liga Portugal Betclic matches. In the 1,959 minutes he was on the pitch, the Portuguese youth international scored one goal and provided three assists.

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