Onsoccer CEO: Eagles star will end his career at Benfica | OneFootball

João Araújo, CEO of 'Onsoccer' and Rafa's agent, revealed the details of the winger's departure from Besiktas and explained why returning to Benfica could represent the final chapter of the player's career. The agent highlighted the footballer's ambition to finish his career at the highest level and to win titles, seeing Luz as the ideal setting to successfully close out his career.

"Under normal circumstances, it will be at Benfica that he ends his career. We don't know what tomorrow holds and there are always possibilities open. When we signed with Besiktas, we didn't know that a year and a half later we would be returning to Benfica. But, under normal circumstances, Rafa wants to finish his career very well and with titles. And if that happens at Benfica, it will be excellent," emphasized the agent, in statements to 'MaisFutebol'.

The decision to leave the Turkish club was made in October 2025, when João Araújo traveled to Turkey to meet with the Besiktas board. It was at that moment that Rafa told him he wanted to leave. Along the way, there were difficulties related to the demands of the Turks, who tried to secure a high financial compensation to release the player.

The agent revealed that they wanted Rafa “to sign a document in which he would have to pay €15 million to Besiktas”, despite there being interest from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United States, and other European clubs. Even so, the player's priority — who was heavily criticized at his previous club — was always clear, since “in Portugal he only considered playing for Benfica.”

In the current season, Rafa Silva — valued at 5 million euros — played 16 official matches for Besiktas, with five goals and three assists. For Benfica, the winger has already participated in two games (45 minutes), but has yet to make a direct contribution to any goal.

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