Watch out, Benfica! Renato Sanches nears shock Portugal return | OneFootball

It’s the new bombshell of Portuguese football: Renato Sanchesis very close to returning to Portugal, as a new signing for Estrela da Amadora. This Friday, reports emerged about the possibility of the Portugal international signing for Getafe, in Spain, but, according to the newspaper A Bola, the former Benfica midfielder is in advanced talks with the tricolours and the deal could be completed in the next few hours.

At 29, the footballer was a free agent after terminating his contract with PSG — a club he was tied to until 2027 — and can therefore be registered in the Liga, making him an immediate option for Pepa for the upcoming matches. If the agreement is confirmed, everything indicates that Renato Sanches will sign a one-season contract.

Renato Sanches had been under contract with Paris Saint-Germain since 2022, the year he was signed from Lille, also in France, for 28 million euros. He played 27 matches — and scored two goals — in his first season in the French capital, but then always left on loan: in 2023/24 to Roma — 12 matches and one goal —, in 2024/25 to Benfica — 21 matches and one goal —, and last season to Panathinaikos — 24 matches, one goal and one assist.

Now, at 29, he is close to a return to Portugal with a destination that may be seen as surprising, but which may also reflect the ambition of a new Estrela da Amadora. A Portugal international on 32 occasions, Renato Sanches was a European champion with Portugal in 2016.

Although he has managed a reasonable number of appearances in recent seasons, with the exception of his spell at Roma, the midfielder has not been able to rediscover the level of performance he showed at the start of his career, which led Bayern Munich to pay 35 million euros to sign him from Benfica 10 years ago.

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