Heads up! Benfica B's all-time top scorer is on his way out | OneFootball

Henrique Araújo is preparing to leave Benfica in the upcoming summer transfer window, after several years linked to the Club without managing to establish himself in the first team. The 24-year-old striker is entering the final year of his contract, and a departure appears to be the most logical solution for both parties.

With no room in José Mourinho's plans and very limited playing time throughout the season, the Portugal youth international has made just five appearances and played 48 minutes in the league, figures that reflect his lack of prominence at the Luz.

Given this situation, according to newspaper A BOLA, Benfica’s board has already defined a strategy to minimize losses, by letting the player go while keeping a percentage of his economic rights or of a future capital gain, thus securing possible medium-term profits.

Henrique Araújo, who joined Benfica in 2018 from Marítimo, had loan spells at Watford and Famalicão before regaining some prominence while playing for Arouca. Even so, he never managed to establish himself consistently in Benfica’s first team.

With offers already on the table, both from Portugal and abroad, the outcome seems set: the forward — who decided to play for the B team in the winter — and the Club want to avoid repeating the winter scenario and are looking for an exit that satisfies everyone, before the striker can leave on a free transfer in 2027.

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