Rui Costa faces last-minute competition to land Benfica target | OneFootball

Rui Costa faces an unexpected obstacle in the negotiations for Sidny Cabral. According to the portal Tutto Mercato Web, Lecce has shown concrete interest in signing the full-back. The Italian club aims to secure the defender's services, intervening in a transfer that seemed well on its way to Benfica.

Sidny Cabral's desire is to move to Benfica

The athlete, however, has a clear preference. Despite receiving financially superior offers from Turkey, the player rejected these offers to move to Benfica. The desire to represent the Clube da Luz weighs more than the substantial salaries proposed by other clubs interested in his transfer.

The management led by Rui Costa has the agreement practically sealed. The operation is expected to be around 6 million euros, with only the percentage of a future sale that will remain with Estrela da Amadora left to be defined. Discussions continue to iron out these last bureaucratic details before the final signing.

Deal closed with Estrela for 6M

It remains to be seen if the foreign bid will succeed. The scenario of a move to Serie A seems unlikely, given the advanced stage of negotiations with Benfica. The belief is that the sports project presented by Rui Costa will continue to be the decisive factor for the outcome.

This season, wearing the Estrela da Amadora jersey, Sidny Cabral – valued at 2 million euros – played 16 games: 15 in Liga Portugal Betclic and one in the Portuguese Cup. In the 1,358 minutes he was on the field, the athlete, who can play on both the right and left, scored five goals and made three assists.

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