Tiago Gouveia is back, but Benfica could have bad news | OneFootball

Tiago Gouveia is preparing to return to Benfica next season. According to the information gathered, Nice, the club to which the winger is currently loaned, will not trigger the player’s purchase clause and, therefore, the 24-year-old footballer will report to Seixal. However, his future has not been decided and could change in the coming days.

According to Record, in the last few hours Nice, who are fighting to stay in Ligue 1, have already informed the player and the board, led by Rui Costa, that they will not activate the 8-million-euro payment, thus confirming Tiago Gouveia’s return to Benfica. With pre-season in mind, the 24-year-old will try to convince José Mourinho to keep him in the squad.

Loaned out in the summer transfer window, as he was not part of Bruno Lage’s plans, Tiago Gouveia has not had an easy time in France, showing several difficulties and a lack of consistency in living up to Benfica’s expectations, but also Nice’s. In the last three matches, the Portuguese player has played just one minute.

his performances could lead the Eagles’ decision-makers to look for other solutions for the winger who, on several occasions, stressed that he would like to work with José Mourinho.

This season, for Nice, Tiago Gouveia - valued at 4 million euros - has already made 24 official appearances: 15 in Ligue 1, seven in the Europa League and two in the Coupe de France.

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