Official! Marco Silva sends Benfica full-back to 11th in Italy (Video) | OneFootball

It’s official! After days of negotiations and rumors,Rafael Obrador has been announced as a new Sassuolo signing on loan. With no room for him in Marco Silva’s squad, the Spanish player will return to Italian football, where he played for Torino last season.

The temporary move is valid for one year (until the end of the 2026/2027 season). The Lisbon club also revealed on its official website that Sassuolo have secured an option to buy the player’s rights at the end of the loan. The fee set for that potential transfer is 7 million euros.

The Spain under-21 international was signed by Benfica from Real Madrid a year ago for 5 million euros. Los Blancos retained 50% of the capital gain from any future transfer, therefore, in the event of a permanent sale, Benfica would receive only 3.5 million euros.

Obrador thus returns to Serie A after being loaned to Torino in the January transfer window. The Italian club even showed interest in signing the full-back permanently after he recorded three assists and one goal in 17 matches, but did not trigger the option-to-buy clause worth 9 million euros.

The move to Sassuolo represents a new opportunity for the player to gain regular playing time and show the qualities that led Benfica to invest in his signing.

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