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

Tiago Gouveia is preparing to return to Benfica next season. According to what has been learned, Nice, the club to which the winger is currently on loan, will not trigger the player’s purchase clause and, as such, the 24-year-old footballer will report to Seixal. However, his future has not been decided and could change in the coming weeks.

According to Record in recent 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 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 meeting Benfica’s expectations, as well as Nice’s. In the last three matches, the Portuguese player played just one minute.

On the other hand, returning to Benfica does not necessarily mean good news for the former Portugal Under-21 international. Since the player was unable to make the most of his loan spell at Nice, his performances could lead Benfica’s 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, playing for Nice, Tiago Gouveia - valued at €4 million - has already made 24 official appearances: 15 in Ligue 1, seven in the Europa League and two in the French Cup.

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