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Benfica may be on the verge of facing a new threat in the transfer market regarding one of Seixal’s biggest prospects. Duarte Soares, a 19-year-old right-back, is attracting strong interest from abroad after a hugely impressive season with the Eagles’ youth setup.

He especially shone in the UEFA Youth League. The standout moment came against Napoli, when he scored a spectacular goal in Benfica’s 3-0 win.

However, that was not an isolated case. Duarte Soares has already scored nine goals this season, spread across several competitions. He found the net in the Youth League, Liga Revelação, the Premier League International Cup, the national junior championship, and even for Portugal’s under-19 national team—numbers rarely seen from a right-back.

This season, he has featured for the B team, the under-23s, the juniors, and also in the Eagles’ international youth competitions.

Given the player’s development, Benfica are open to the possibility of negotiating Duarte Soares’s sale next summer, aware of the right-back’s potential to increase in value after coming through the ranks at Seixal.

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