Glorioso 1904 exclusive - Rui Costa agrees new Benfica CB deal | OneFootball

Ricardo Neto will be the next young athlete to renew his contract with Benfica, Glorioso 1904 has learned. In this Exclusive, our newspaper reveals that the structure led by Rui Costa will take firm steps to extend the 17-year-old centre-back’s deal.

Glorioso 1904 has learned, from sources close to the process, that the Club is interested in keeping the defender. Ricardo Neto is seen as one of the most promising youngsters in the set-up, and the Eagles do not want to waste his talent.

The centre-back was European champion and world champion at under-17 level in 2025. Like Anísio Cabral, Daniel Banjaqui and José Neto, Rui Costa sees Ricardo as a future figure in the Reds’ first team, hence the contract renewal. The negotiation process is expected to move forward very quickly in the near future.

The player, still of junior age, began his career at Lisboa e Águias, but in the 2018/2019 season, at the age of 11, he moved to Benfica’s academy. He has been at the Club ever since and has already played for the U17s, U19s, U23s and the B team, where he made his debut last season.

Last season, wearing the sacred shirt, Ricardo Neto made 22 appearances: 16 in the National U19 Championship, four in Liga Revelação, one in the Premier League International Cup and one in the UEFA Youth League. With 1,629 minutes played, the centre-back scored one goal.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.