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Rui Costa puts 15M on the table for Carlos Álvarez, former teammate of Kochorashvili, Sporting's reinforcement for the new season

Benfica is willing to move forward with 15 million euros for Carlos Álvarez. Beyond Sudakov, the Club of Light, led by Rui Costa, has in its sights the former teammate of Kochorashvili, who is Sporting's reinforcement for the new season, but the demands of the Spanish emblem may complicate the deal.

The Spanish press reveals that Levante only accepts to release Carlos Álvarez for values around 25 million euros. However, the structure of Benfica is aware of the financial difficulties of the club recently promoted to La Liga and believes that this factor will be essential to close the deal.

After the failed signings of Anis Hadj-Moussa, from Feyenoord, and Mohamed El Amine Amoura, from Wolfsburg, due to the high demands of their respective clubs, Benfica believes that it will be able to close the signing of Carlos Álvarez and thus secure the successor of Di María.

Interestingly, in the first two matches of the current season of Levante, Carlos Álvarez was not a starter, having only been a used substitute, something that indicates that the Spaniard is indeed on his way out. The international for the youth ranks of his country has a contract until June 2027, which also plays in favor of Benfica.

Last season, wearing the Levante shirt, Carlos Álvarez - valued at 6 million euros - played 43 matches, having accounted for 3,424 minutes. In total, the 22-year-old right winger scored seven goals and made 12 assists, being one of the main figures of the team led by Spanish coach Julián Calero.

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